What color is #96B7C4?

#96B7C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B7C4?

The RGB value is 150, 183, 196: 150 red, 183 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B7C4?

The complementary color is #C4A396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B7C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B7C4 color

#96B7C4 rgb(150, 183, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96B7C4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 71.8% green and 76.9% blue (150, 183, 196).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#96B7C4 color codes

HEX	`#96B7C4`
RGB	`rgb(150, 183, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 71.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.45, -8.22, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.45, 13.15, 231.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.472, 44.335, 58.692)`
Decimal	`9877444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B7C4, 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 #96B7C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B7C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #96B7C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b7c4; }
.text { color: #96b7c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b7c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 183 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b7c4, #96a0c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #96B7C4?: #96B7C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B7C4?: The RGB value is 150, 183, 196: 150 red, 183 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B7C4?: The complementary color is #C4A396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B7C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.