#96C5BD Color

#96C5BD is rgb(150, 197, 189) in RGB and hsl(170, 29%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#96C5BD

HEX#96C5BD

RGBrgb(150, 197, 189)

HSLhsl(170, 29%, 68%)

HSVhsv(170, 24%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.051 183.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #96C5BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #96C5BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#96C5BD Complementary#C5969E Analogous#96C5A6 Analogous#96B5C5 Triadic#BD96C5 Triadic#C5BD96

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #96C5BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A3CCC5 #B3D5D0 #C0DDD8 #CEE4E0 #DBEBE8 #EBF4F3

Shades

#78B5AB #5BA498 #4A877D #38665E #284843 #182B28

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