What color is #96A9C2?

#96A9C2 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 #96A9C2?

The RGB value is 150, 169, 194: 150 red, 169 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96A9C2?

The complementary color is #C2AF96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96A9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96A9C2 color

#96A9C2 rgb(150, 169, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96A9C2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 66.3% green and 76.1% blue (150, 169, 194).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#96A9C2 color codes

HEX	`#96A9C2`
RGB	`rgb(150, 169, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 66.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.57, -1.1, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.57, 15.02, 265.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.501, 38.754, 56.586)`
Decimal	`9873858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96A9C2, 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 #96A9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96A9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #96A9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96a9c2; }
.text { color: #96a9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 169 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96a9c2, #9996c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #96A9C2?: #96A9C2 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 #96A9C2?: The RGB value is 150, 169, 194: 150 red, 169 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96A9C2?: The complementary color is #C2AF96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96A9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.