What color is #96BEBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #96BEBB?

The RGB value is 150, 190, 187: 150 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BEBB?

The complementary color is #BE9699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BEBB color

#96BEBB rgb(150, 190, 187)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (150, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#96BEBB color codes

HEX	`#96BEBB`
RGB	`rgb(150, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.12, -13.9, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.12, 14.2, 191.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.958, 46.897, 53.951)`
Decimal	`9879227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BEBB, 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 #96BEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #96BEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bebb; }
.text { color: #96bebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bebb, #96adbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96BEBB?: #96BEBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BEBB?: The RGB value is 150, 190, 187: 150 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BEBB?: The complementary color is #BE9699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.