What color is #96AFBF?

#96AFBF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96AFBF?

The RGB value is 150, 175, 191: 150 red, 175 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96AFBF?

The complementary color is #BFA696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96AFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96AFBF color

#96AFBF rgb(150, 175, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96AFBF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 68.6% green and 74.9% blue (150, 175, 191).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#96AFBF color codes

HEX	`#96AFBF`
RGB	`rgb(150, 175, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 68.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.11, -5.06, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.11, 12.13, 245.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.309, 40.904, 55.21)`
Decimal	`9875391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96AFBF, 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 #96AFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96AFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #96AFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96afbf; }
.text { color: #96afbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96afbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 175 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96afbf, #969bbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #96AFBF?: #96AFBF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96AFBF?: The RGB value is 150, 175, 191: 150 red, 175 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96AFBF?: The complementary color is #BFA696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96AFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.