#96B1BE#96B1BE
#96B1BE is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.035 H 228.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #96B1BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 177, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 24%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 21%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.63, -6.37, -9.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.63, 11.60, 236.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.43% -0.0233 -0.0263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.43% 0.035 228.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5915, 41.6449, 54.7629) |
| Luminance | 0.4165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 4.36
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 5.01
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.17
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.31
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.27
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#96B1BE #BEA396
analogous
#96BEB7 #96B1BE #969DBE
triadic
#96B1BE #BE96B1 #B1BE96
tetradic
#96B1BE #B796BE #BEA396 #9DBE96
square
#96B1BE #B796BE #BEA396 #9DBE96
split-complementary
#96B1BE #BE969D #BEB796
monochromatic
#537686 #7095A7 #96B1BE #BCCDD5 #E2E9ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#96B1BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#96B1BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #96B1BE
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##96B1BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##96B1BE | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB0BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ABBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8BB5B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #96b1be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 177, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.035 228.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5c8d1',
500: '#96b1be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #96b1be; $custom-light: #b5c8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#96b1be",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 177,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.5,
"s": 23.529,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74428,
"c": 0.03512,
"h": 228.5
},
"luminance": 0.41646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#96B1BE
secondary
#DED6D1
accent
#6244A2
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#111314
muted
#808282