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#96BBCD closest to Gentle Sky

#96BBCD is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Gentle Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(150, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #96BBCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.29:1.

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Variations of #96BBCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#96BBCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#96BBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #96BBCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AAB3CD
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B9CE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABB9CE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAB3CD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5B6CD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #85C0C1
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90BDC7
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEB7BC

#96BBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#96BBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.29:1 Very good#96BBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#96BBCD in CSS

/* Gentle Sky */
.color { color: #96BBCD; }
.background { background-color: #96BBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #96BBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(150 187 205);
color: hsl(200 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.771 0.047 229.0);

#96BBCD FAQ

What color is #96BBCD?

#96BBCD is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #96BBCD?

#96BBCD is rgb(150, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(200, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #96BBCD?

The complementary color of #96BBCD is #CDA896, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #96BBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #96BBCD: 10.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #96BBCD a warm or cool color?

#96BBCD is a cool color.