What color is #96BAB8?

#96BAB8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96BAB8?

The RGB value is 150, 186, 184: 150 red, 186 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BAB8?

The complementary color is #BA9698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BAB8 color

#96BAB8 rgb(150, 186, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #96BAB8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 72.9% green and 72.2% blue (150, 186, 184).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#96BAB8 color codes

HEX	`#96BAB8`
RGB	`rgb(150, 186, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 72.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.93, -12.46, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.93, 12.82, 193.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.786, 45.061, 51.992)`
Decimal	`9878200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BAB8, 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 #96BAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #96BAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bab8; }
.text { color: #96bab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 186 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bab8, #96aaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96BAB8?: #96BAB8 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BAB8?: The RGB value is 150, 186, 184: 150 red, 186 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BAB8?: The complementary color is #BA9698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.