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Recognised as Colour

#96B2B0

  • #96B2B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#96B2B0 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 178, 176 and HSL 176°, 15%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#96B2B0#96B2B0
HEX#96B2B0
RGBrgb(150, 178, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.698, 0.6902
RGB percentages58.8%, 69.8%, 69%
HSLhsl(175.7, 15.4%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 15.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK15.7%, 0%, 1.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,876,144
CSS custom property--colour: #96B2B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#694D4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAFB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9ABB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8EB4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 12.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 16.3Powder blue · ΔE 17.2Light grey · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B29698
Analogous#96B2A2, #96A6B2
Triadic#B096B2, #B2B096
Split complementary#B296A6, #B2A296
Tetradic#A296B2, #B29698, #A6B296

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF3F2
Lighter +20%#D1DDDC
Lighter +10%#B3C8C6
Darker −10%#799C9A
Darker −20%#608280
Darker −30%#4A6563
Darker −40%#344846
More saturated +25%#7FC9C4
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R150
G178
B176
Red150 (58.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue175.71°
Saturation (HSL)15.38%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G B2 · B B0

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