Information about #96BABA color

#96BABA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#96BABA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 186, 186) — 58.8% red, 72.9% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#96BABA is a softly toned aqua cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Shadow Green (#9AC0B6). Slightly further away sit Unwind (#98B7AF) and Moby (#8EB2BE).

The recipe behind #96BABA is rgb(150, 186, 186), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #96BABA: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#96BABA color variations

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

#96BABA 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 #96BABA

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

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#96BABA
  • RGB150, 186, 186
  • CMYK14, 0, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(150, 186, 186)
  • HSL180°, 21%, 66%
  • HSL Precise180°, 20.69%, 65.882%
  • HSV180°, 19%, 73%
  • HSB180°, 19%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.729, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.729, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.729, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID96BABA
  • DECIMAL ID9878202
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01