What color is #96A8C9?

#96A8C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96A8C9?

The RGB value is 150, 168, 201: 150 red, 168 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A8C9?

The complementary color is #C9B796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A8C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A8C9 color

#96A8C9 rgb(150, 168, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96A8C9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 65.9% green and 78.8% blue (150, 168, 201).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#96A8C9 color codes

HEX	`#96A8C9`
RGB	`rgb(150, 168, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 65.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.54, 1.09, -18.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.54, 18.94, 273.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.12, 38.705, 60.762)`
Decimal	`9873609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A8C9, 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 #96A8C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A8C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #96A8C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a8c9; }
.text { color: #96a8c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a8c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 168 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a8c9, #9d96c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #96A8C9?: #96A8C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96A8C9?: The RGB value is 150, 168, 201: 150 red, 168 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A8C9?: The complementary color is #C9B796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A8C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.