What color is #96B8B2?

#96B8B2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B8B2?

The RGB value is 150, 184, 178: 150 red, 184 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B8B2?

The complementary color is #B8969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B8B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B8B2 color

#96B8B2 rgb(150, 184, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96B8B2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 72.2% green and 69.8% blue (150, 184, 178).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#96B8B2 color codes

HEX	`#96B8B2`
RGB	`rgb(150, 184, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 72.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.21, -12.69, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.21, 12.72, 183.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.752, 43.978, 48.61)`
Decimal	`9877682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B8B2, 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 #96B8B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B8B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #96B8B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b8b2; }
.text { color: #96b8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b8b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 184 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b8b2, #96adb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96B8B2?: #96B8B2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B8B2?: The RGB value is 150, 184, 178: 150 red, 184 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B8B2?: The complementary color is #B8969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B8B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.