#96BDC5 Color

#96BDC5 is rgb(150, 189, 197) in RGB and hsl(190, 29%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#96BDC5

HEX#96BDC5

RGBrgb(150, 189, 197)

HSLhsl(190, 29%, 68%)

HSVhsv(190, 24%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.043 211.5)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #96BDC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #96BDC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#96BDC5 Complementary#C59E96 Analogous#96C5B5 Analogous#96A6C5 Triadic#C596BD Triadic#BDC596

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #96BDC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A3C5CC #B3D0D5 #C0D8DD #CEE0E4 #DBE8EB #EBF3F4

Shades

#78ABB5 #5B98A4 #4A7D87 #385E66 #284348 #18282B

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