What color is #96B3B3?

#96B3B3 is a light, grayish cyan known as Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cool?

The RGB value is 150, 179, 179: 150 red, 179 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cool?

The complementary color is #B39696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cool color: hex code #96B3B3

#96B3B3 rgb(150, 179, 179)

Shades of gray

Cool has the hex code #96B3B3. It is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 70.2% green and 70.2% blue (150, 179, 179).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

Cool (#96B3B3) color codes

HEX	`#96B3B3`
RGB	`rgb(150, 179, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 70.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.86, -9.85, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.86, 10.39, 198.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.832, 41.978, 48.801)`
Decimal	`9876403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cool, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #96B3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #96B3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b3b3; }
.text { color: #96b3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 179 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b3b3, #96a4b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #96B3B3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #96B3B3?: #96B3B3 is a light, grayish cyan known as Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cool?: The RGB value is 150, 179, 179: 150 red, 179 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cool?: The complementary color is #B39696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.