What color is #96C9CB?

#96C9CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96C9CB?

The RGB value is 150, 201, 203: 150 red, 201 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96C9CB?

The complementary color is #CB9896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96C9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96C9CB color

#96C9CB rgb(150, 201, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #96C9CB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 78.8% green and 79.6% blue (150, 201, 203).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cerulean Skies (#8CC6CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#96C9CB color codes

HEX	`#96C9CB`
RGB	`rgb(150, 201, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 78.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, -16.04, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 17.26, 201.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.24, 52.567, 64.304)`
Decimal	`9882059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96C9CB, 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 #96C9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96C9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #96C9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96c9cb; }
.text { color: #96c9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96c9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 201 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96c9cb, #96afcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #96C9CB?: #96C9CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96C9CB?: The RGB value is 150, 201, 203: 150 red, 201 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96C9CB?: The complementary color is #CB9896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96C9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.