Recognised as Colour
#96BCB4
- #96BCB4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#96BCB4 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 188, 180 and HSL 167°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#96BCB4#96BCB4
HEX#96BCB4
RGBrgb(150, 188, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7373, 0.7059
RGB percentages58.8%, 73.7%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(167.4, 22.1%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.4, 20.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK20.2%, 0%, 4.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,878,708
CSS custom property--colour: #96BCB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#69434B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC969E
Analogous#96BCA1, #96B1BC
Triadic#B496BC, #BCB496
Split complementary#BC96B1, #BCA196
Tetradic#A196BC, #BC969E, #B1BC96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G188
B180
Red150 (58.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue167.37°
Saturation (HSL)22.09%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G BC · B B4
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page