Information about #96A1A6 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #96A1A6 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dusted Blue (#929FA2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Regent Grey (#939DA1) and El Nino (#92A0AC).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(150, 161, 166)), which gives #96A1A6 its character. If you plan to put text on a #96A1A6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#96A1A6 color variations
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#96A1A6 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#96A1A6 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#96A1A6 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#96A1A6 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#96A1A6 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #96A1A6 color
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Nearest named colors to #96A1A6
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#929FA2
#939DA1
#92A0AC
#919FA0
#979AAA
#9FA3A7
#9CA8A8
#9EA0A1
#9998A7
#9BA49E
#9A9C9E
#999C9D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#96A1A6
- RGB150, 161, 166
- CMYK6, 2, 0, 35
- CSSrgb(150, 161, 166)
- HSL199°, 8%, 62%
- HSL Precise198.75°, 8.247%, 61.961%
- HSV199°, 10%, 65%
- HSB199°, 10%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
- GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.631, 0.651)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.631, 0.651, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.631, 0.651)
- Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID96A1A6
- DECIMAL ID9871782
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
