What color is #96C7CE?

#96C7CE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96C7CE?

The RGB value is 150, 199, 206: 150 red, 199 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96C7CE?

The complementary color is #CE9D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96C7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96C7CE color

#96C7CE rgb(150, 199, 206)

Shades of teal

The hex color #96C7CE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 78% green and 80.8% blue (150, 199, 206).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Continental Waters (#98C6CB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#96C7CE color codes

HEX	`#96C7CE`
RGB	`rgb(150, 199, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 78%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, -14.32, -8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 16.76, 211.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.138, 51.785, 66.05)`
Decimal	`9881550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96C7CE, 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 #96C7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96C7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #96C7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96c7ce; }
.text { color: #96c7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96c7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 199 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96c7ce, #96abce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #96C7CE?: #96C7CE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96C7CE?: The RGB value is 150, 199, 206: 150 red, 199 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96C7CE?: The complementary color is #CE9D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96C7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.