#96E2E1Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1) is a very light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 195°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.075. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #96E2E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 226, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 57%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 34%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.2 -23.5 -7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.863 0.075 195) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Aqua Fiesta shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a5ddd2 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity#a0e3dc — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green#96e2e1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#95e3e4 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Aqua Fiesta in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.47:1 and against black 14.26:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c4fffe · #96e2e1 · #6cb0af · #4c8988 · #2c6363 · #0b4040
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e1f6ff · #aeeffb · #96e2e1 · #8dcebf · #87b9a0 · #82a484
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#96e2e1 · #a0b5c9 · #62a09f · #507a9f · #2a6363 · #2c4053
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#96e2e1 · #9fb4b3 · #b4787c · #315555 · #173737 · #061a1a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#96e2e1 · #bcb3b3 · #758281 · #514a4b · #152221 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faefef · #d3c6c6 · #a8999a · #312021 · #0d0203 · #96e2e1
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#96e2e1 · #c3b0b1 · #9f7073 · #6f3a3f · #370f15 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#96e2e1 · #c3b0b1 · #997187 · #6e3e28 · #331026 · #0c0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#96e2e1 · #bbb1bf · #8c7498 · #644516 · #2d1a00 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#96e2e1 · #b3b4c3 · #7a7aa2 · #6f3a3f · #232000 · #090001
#A4E6E5 · #B2EAE9 · #BFEEED · #CCF2F1 · #D9F6F5
#75B9B8 · #559291 · #366D6C · #174A49 · #002929
#A5DFDE · #B2DBDB · #BFD8D7
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.