What color is #96BFC6?

#96BFC6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96BFC6?

The RGB value is 150, 191, 198: 150 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96BFC6?

The complementary color is #C69D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96BFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96BFC6 color

#96BFC6 rgb(150, 191, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #96BFC6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 74.9% green and 77.6% blue (150, 191, 198).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#96BFC6 color codes

HEX	`#96BFC6`
RGB	`rgb(150, 191, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 74.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.71, -11.99, -7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.71, 14.41, 213.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.398, 47.821, 60.464)`
Decimal	`9879494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96BFC6, 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 #96BFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96BFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #96BFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96bfc6; }
.text { color: #96bfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96bfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 191 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96bfc6, #96a7c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #96BFC6?: #96BFC6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96BFC6?: The RGB value is 150, 191, 198: 150 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96BFC6?: The complementary color is #C69D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96BFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.