What color is #96B1B0?

#96B1B0 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 #96B1B0?

The RGB value is 150, 177, 176: 150 red, 177 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B1B0?

The complementary color is #B19697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B1B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B1B0 color

#96B1B0 rgb(150, 177, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96B1B0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 69.4% green and 69% blue (150, 177, 176).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#96B1B0 color codes

HEX	`#96B1B0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 177, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 69.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, -9.42, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 9.77, 195.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.134, 41.062, 47.088)`
Decimal	`9875888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B1B0, 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 #96B1B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B1B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #96B1B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b1b0; }
.text { color: #96b1b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b1b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 177 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b1b0, #96a4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96B1B0?: #96B1B0 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 #96B1B0?: The RGB value is 150, 177, 176: 150 red, 177 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B1B0?: The complementary color is #B19697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B1B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.