What color is #96BCBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #96BCBB?

The RGB value is 150, 188, 187: 150 red, 188 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BCBB?

The complementary color is #BC9697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BCBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BCBB color

#96BCBB rgb(150, 188, 187)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 73.7% green and 73.3% blue (150, 188, 187).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#96BCBB color codes

HEX	`#96BCBB`
RGB	`rgb(150, 188, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 73.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, -12.86, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 13.38, 196.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.528, 46.037, 53.807)`
Decimal	`9878715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BCBB, 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 #96BCBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BCBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #96BCBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bcbb; }
.text { color: #96bcbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bcbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 188 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bcbb, #96aabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96BCBB?: #96BCBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BCBB?: The RGB value is 150, 188, 187: 150 red, 188 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BCBB?: The complementary color is #BC9697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BCBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.