#96BEC5 Color

#96BEC5 is rgb(150, 190, 197) in RGB and hsl(189, 29%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#96BEC5

HEX#96BEC5

RGBrgb(150, 190, 197)

HSLhsl(189, 29%, 68%)

HSVhsv(189, 24%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.044 209.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #96BEC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #96BEC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#96BEC5 Complementary#C59D96 Analogous#96C5B4 Analogous#96A6C5 Triadic#C596BE Triadic#BEC596

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #96BEC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A3C6CC #B3D0D5 #C0D8DD #CEE1E4 #DBE9EB #EBF3F4

Shades

#78ACB5 #5B99A4 #4A7E87 #385F66 #284348 #18282B

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