What color is #96A0BD?

#96A0BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A0BD?

The RGB value is 150, 160, 189: 150 red, 160 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A0BD?

The complementary color is #BDB396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A0BD color

#96A0BD rgb(150, 160, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96A0BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 62.7% green and 74.1% blue (150, 160, 189).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#96A0BD color codes

HEX	`#96A0BD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 160, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 62.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.98, 2.72, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.98, 16.35, 279.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.331, 35.299, 53.139)`
Decimal	`9871549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A0BD, 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 #96A0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #96A0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a0bd; }
.text { color: #96a0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 160 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a0bd, #a096bd); }

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Questions

What color is #96A0BD?: #96A0BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A0BD?: The RGB value is 150, 160, 189: 150 red, 160 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A0BD?: The complementary color is #BDB396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.