What color is #96A8BC?

#96A8BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A8BC?

The RGB value is 150, 168, 188: 150 red, 168 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A8BC?

The complementary color is #BCAA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A8BC color

#96A8BC rgb(150, 168, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96A8BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 65.9% green and 73.7% blue (150, 168, 188).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#96A8BC color codes

HEX	`#96A8BC`
RGB	`rgb(150, 168, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 65.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.11, -1.93, -12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.11, 12.51, 261.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.655, 38.119, 53.046)`
Decimal	`9873596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A8BC, 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 #96A8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #96A8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a8bc; }
.text { color: #96a8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 168 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a8bc, #9796bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #96A8BC?: #96A8BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A8BC?: The RGB value is 150, 168, 188: 150 red, 168 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A8BC?: The complementary color is #BCAA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.