What color is #96BEBE?

#96BEBE 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 #96BEBE?

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

What is the complementary color of #96BEBE?

The complementary color is #BE9696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BEBE color

#96BEBE rgb(150, 190, 190)

Shades of teal

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#96BEBE color codes

HEX	`#96BEBE`
RGB	`rgb(150, 190, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, -13.25, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 13.96, 198.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.283, 47.027, 55.66)`
Decimal	`9879230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BEBE, 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 #96BEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #96BEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #96BEBE?: #96BEBE 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 #96BEBE?: The RGB value is 150, 190, 190: 150 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BEBE?: The complementary color is #BE9696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.