What color is #96BFBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #96BFBA?

The RGB value is 150, 191, 186: 150 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BFBA?

The complementary color is #BF969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BFBA color

#96BFBA rgb(150, 191, 186)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.9% green and 72.9% blue (150, 191, 186).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#96BFBA color codes

HEX	`#96BFBA`
RGB	`rgb(150, 191, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.37, -14.64, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.37, 14.77, 187.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.069, 47.289, 53.461)`
Decimal	`9879482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BFBA, 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 #96BFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #96BFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bfba; }
.text { color: #96bfba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bfba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 191 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bfba, #96afbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #96BFBA?: #96BFBA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BFBA?: The RGB value is 150, 191, 186: 150 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BFBA?: The complementary color is #BF969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.