What color is #96ACAF?

#96ACAF 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 #96ACAF?

The RGB value is 150, 172, 175: 150 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96ACAF?

The complementary color is #AF9996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96ACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96ACAF color

#96ACAF rgb(150, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (150, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#96ACAF color codes

HEX	`#96ACAF`
RGB	`rgb(150, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.81, -6.96, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.81, 8.08, 210.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.066, 39.083, 46.245)`
Decimal	`9874607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96ACAF, 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 #96ACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96ACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #96ACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96acaf; }
.text { color: #96acaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96acaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96acaf, #96a0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #96ACAF?: #96ACAF 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 #96ACAF?: The RGB value is 150, 172, 175: 150 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96ACAF?: The complementary color is #AF9996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96ACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.