What color is #96AAAF?

#96AAAF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96AAAF?

The RGB value is 150, 170, 175: 150 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AAAF?

The complementary color is #AF9B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96AAAF color

#96AAAF rgb(150, 170, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96AAAF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 66.7% green and 68.6% blue (150, 170, 175).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#96AAAF color codes

HEX	`#96AAAF`
RGB	`rgb(150, 170, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 66.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.26, -5.88, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.26, 7.67, 219.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.688, 38.328, 46.12)`
Decimal	`9874095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AAAF, 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 #96AAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #96AAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96aaaf; }
.text { color: #96aaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96aaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 170 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96aaaf, #969eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #96AAAF?: #96AAAF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96AAAF?: The RGB value is 150, 170, 175: 150 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AAAF?: The complementary color is #AF9B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.