Information about #96AEAF color

#96AEAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#96AEAF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 174, 175) — 58.8% red, 68.2% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 0 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #96AEAF reads as a gently muted aqua cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sorrento (#9AB0AC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Botticelli (#92ACB4) and Unwind (#98B7AF).

The recipe behind #96AEAF is rgb(150, 174, 175), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#96AEAF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#96AEAF 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #96AEAF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Tower Grey color link
Tower Grey

#9CACA5

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#96AEAF
  • RGB150, 174, 175
  • CMYK10, 0, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(150, 174, 175)
  • HSL182°, 14%, 64%
  • HSL Precise182.4°, 13.514%, 63.725%
  • HSV182°, 14%, 69%
  • HSB182°, 14%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.682, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.682, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.682, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID96AEAF
  • DECIMAL ID9875119
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01