What color is #96BEBD?

#96BEBD 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 #96BEBD?

The RGB value is 150, 190, 189: 150 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BEBD?

The complementary color is #BE9697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BEBD color

#96BEBD rgb(150, 190, 189)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.5% green and 74.1% blue (150, 190, 189).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#96BEBD color codes

HEX	`#96BEBD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 190, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, -13.47, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 14.02, 196.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.174, 46.984, 55.086)`
Decimal	`9879229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BEBD, 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 #96BEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #96BEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bebd; }
.text { color: #96bebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 190 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bebd, #96abbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #96BEBD?: #96BEBD 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 #96BEBD?: The RGB value is 150, 190, 189: 150 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BEBD?: The complementary color is #BE9697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.