What color is #96B8E9?

#96B8E9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Adrift on the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96B8E9?

The RGB value is 150, 184, 233: 150 red, 184 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96B8E9?

The complementary color is #E9C796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96B8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96B8E9 color

#96B8E9 rgb(150, 184, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96B8E9 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 72.2% green and 91.4% blue (150, 184, 233).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 65% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Adrift on the Nile (#93B8E3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#96B8E9 color codes

HEX	`#96B8E9`
RGB	`rgb(150, 184, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 72.2%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 65%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 36%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 21%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.96, 0.25, -28.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.96, 28.13, 270.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.422, 46.646, 83.738)`
Decimal	`9877737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96B8E9, 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 #96B8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96B8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #96B8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96b8e9; }
.text { color: #96b8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96b8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 184 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96b8e9, #9d96e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #96B8E9?: #96B8E9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Adrift on the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96B8E9?: The RGB value is 150, 184, 233: 150 red, 184 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96B8E9?: The complementary color is #E9C796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96B8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.