Palettes / Colors / #96BCBC

#96BCBC — Light Dusty Teal

#96BCBC is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #96BCBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#96BCBC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB9595; it also sits naturally between #95BBA8 and #95A8BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #96BCBC

.text { color: #96BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #96BCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96BCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 22%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96BCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96BCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 188, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#96BCBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#96BCBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB9595:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96BCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96BCBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #96BCBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #96BCBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #96BCBC?

#96BCBC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 150, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96BCBC?

#96BCBC is RGB 150, 188, 188 — HSL 180°, 22%, 66% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #96BCBC?

Its complement is #BB9595; analogous partners are #95BBA8 and #95A8BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96BCBC for text?

Black text on #96BCBC has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.