What color is #96B7D5?

#96B7D5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B7D5?

The RGB value is 150, 183, 213: 150 red, 183 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B7D5?

The complementary color is #D5B496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B7D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B7D5 color

#96B7D5 rgb(150, 183, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96B7D5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 71.8% green and 83.5% blue (150, 183, 213).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 43% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blues White Shoes (#99BADD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#96B7D5 color codes

HEX	`#96B7D5`
RGB	`rgb(150, 183, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 71.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 43%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 30%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 14%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.99, -4.21, -18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.99, 19.21, 257.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.518, 45.153, 69.466)`
Decimal	`9877461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B7D5, 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 #96B7D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B7D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #96B7D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b7d5; }
.text { color: #96b7d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b7d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 183 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b7d5, #9698d5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #96B7D5?: #96B7D5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B7D5?: The RGB value is 150, 183, 213: 150 red, 183 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B7D5?: The complementary color is #D5B496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B7D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.