What color is #9696B8?

#9696B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9696B8?

The RGB value is 150, 150, 184: 150 red, 150 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9696B8?

The complementary color is #B8B896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9696B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9696B8 color

#9696B8 rgb(150, 150, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9696B8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.8% green and 72.2% blue (150, 150, 184).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#9696B8 color codes

HEX	`#9696B8`
RGB	`rgb(150, 150, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, 7.19, -17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 19.03, 292.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.134, 31.757, 49.775)`
Decimal	`9868984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9696B8, 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 #9696B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9696B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #9696B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9696b8; }
.text { color: #9696b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9696b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 150 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9696b8, #a796b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9696B8?: #9696B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9696B8?: The RGB value is 150, 150, 184: 150 red, 150 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9696B8?: The complementary color is #B8B896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9696B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.