What color is #96BFB7?

#96BFB7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96BFB7?

The RGB value is 150, 191, 183: 150 red, 191 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BFB7?

The complementary color is #BF969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BFB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BFB7 color

#96BFB7 rgb(150, 191, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #96BFB7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.9% green and 71.8% blue (150, 191, 183).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#96BFB7 color codes

HEX	`#96BFB7`
RGB	`rgb(150, 191, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.29, -15.28, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.29, 15.28, 181.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.753, 47.163, 51.799)`
Decimal	`9879479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BFB7, 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 #96BFB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BFB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #96BFB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bfb7; }
.text { color: #96bfb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bfb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 191 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bfb7, #96b3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96BFB7?: #96BFB7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BFB7?: The RGB value is 150, 191, 183: 150 red, 191 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BFB7?: The complementary color is #BF969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BFB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.