What color is #96C6E8?

#96C6E8 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96C6E8?

The RGB value is 150, 198, 232: 150 red, 198 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96C6E8?

The complementary color is #E8B896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96C6E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96C6E8 color

#96C6E8 rgb(150, 198, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #96C6E8 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 77.6% green and 91% blue (150, 198, 232).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 64% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fail Whale (#99CCEE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#96C6E8 color codes

HEX	`#96C6E8`
RGB	`rgb(150, 198, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 77.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 64%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 35%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 15%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.7, -7.54, -21.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.7, 23.15, 250.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.333, 52.696, 84.006)`
Decimal	`9881320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96C6E8, 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 #96C6E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96C6E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #96C6E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96c6e8; }
.text { color: #96c6e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96c6e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 198 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96c6e8, #969de8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96C6E8?: #96C6E8 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96C6E8?: The RGB value is 150, 198, 232: 150 red, 198 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96C6E8?: The complementary color is #E8B896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96C6E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.