What color is #96AFAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #96AFAD?

The RGB value is 150, 175, 173: 150 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AFAD?

The complementary color is #AF9698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96AFAD color

#96AFAD rgb(150, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (150, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#96AFAD color codes

HEX	`#96AFAD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.58, -8.99, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.58, 9.18, 191.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.449, 40.16, 45.411)`
Decimal	`9875373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AFAD, 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 #96AFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #96AFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96afad; }
.text { color: #96afad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96afad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96afad, #96a4af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96AFAD?: #96AFAD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96AFAD?: The RGB value is 150, 175, 173: 150 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AFAD?: The complementary color is #AF9698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.