What color is #96AEB2?

#96AEB2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96AEB2?

The RGB value is 150, 174, 178: 150 red, 174 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AEB2?

The complementary color is #B29A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96AEB2 color

#96AEB2 rgb(150, 174, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96AEB2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 68.2% green and 69.8% blue (150, 174, 178).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#96AEB2 color codes

HEX	`#96AEB2`
RGB	`rgb(150, 174, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 68.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, -7.39, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 8.83, 213.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.748, 39.97, 47.942)`
Decimal	`9875122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AEB2, 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 #96AEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #96AEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96aeb2; }
.text { color: #96aeb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96aeb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 174 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96aeb2, #96a0b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96AEB2?: #96AEB2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96AEB2?: The RGB value is 150, 174, 178: 150 red, 174 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AEB2?: The complementary color is #B29A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.