Eton Blue (#96C8A2)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.90:1 — vs black: 11.08:1

Color values

  • HEX #96C8A2
  • RGB rgb(150, 200, 162)
  • HSL hsl(134, 25%, 78%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 25, 0, 19, 21.57 )
  • Websafe #99CC99

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #96C8A2 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Eton Blue
#96C8A2 Base
#C896BC
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Eton Blue
#96C8A2 Base
#A3C896
#96C8BB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Eton Blue
#96C8A2 Base
#A296C8
#C8A296
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Eton Blue
#96C8A2 Base
#BB96C8
#C896A3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Eton Blue
#96C8A2 Base
#96A3C8
#C896BC
#C8BB96
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Eton Blue
#96C8A2 Base
#448152
#64AE76
#7BBA8A
#B1D6BA
#C8E2CE
#EEF6F0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Eton Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#09110B
#1F3B26
#356641
#4C915C
#6BB27C
Eton Blue #96C8A2 Base
#A8D1B2
#B9DAC1
#CBE4D1
#DDEDE1
#EEF6F0
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #96C8A2. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #96C8A2;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #96C8A2;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #96C8A2;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #96C8A2,
        #D6BACF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #96C8A2,
        #D6BACF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$eton-blue: #96C8A2;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$eton-blue-r: 150;
$eton-blue-g: 200;
$eton-blue-b: 162;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $eton-blue;
    color: rgba($eton-blue-r, $eton-blue-g, $eton-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Eton Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #96C8A2 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BBBBA3 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C3C3A2 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9CC4C4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BCBCBC Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Eton Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Eton Blue #96C8A2 Base
Turquoise Green #A0D6B4 ΔE 3.79
Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F ΔE 3.96
Moss Green #ADDFAD ΔE 6.26
Celadon #ACE1AF ΔE 6.51

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.