Information about #96B0AD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#96B0AD presents itself as a gently muted aqua cyan — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sorrento (#9AB0AC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Unwind (#98B7AF) and Botticelli (#92ACB4).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(150, 176, 173)), which gives #96B0AD its character. If you plan to put text on a #96B0AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #96B0AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#96B0AD color variations
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#96B0AD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#96B0AD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#96B0AD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#96B0AD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#96B0AD 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 #96B0AD color
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Nearest named colors to #96B0AD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9AB0AC
#98B7AF
#92ACB4
#A0B1AE
#9CACA5
#9CA8A8
#A0AAAB
#93AAB9
#A1A9A8
#A2AAB1
#91A3B0
#A4ADB0
#96B0AD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#96B0AD
- RGB150, 176, 173
- CMYK10, 0, 1, 31
- CSSrgb(150, 176, 173)
- HSL173°, 14%, 64%
- HSL Precise173.077°, 14.13%, 63.922%
- HSV173°, 15%, 69%
- HSB173°, 15%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.690, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.690, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.690, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB69%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID96B0AD
- DECIMAL ID9875629
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
