Palettes / Colors / #96BCBF

#96BCBF — Light Dusty Teal

#96BCBF 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 #96BCBF 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.

#96BCBF 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 #BF9997; it also sits naturally between #97BFAE and #97A8BF. 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 75%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #96BCBF

.text { color: #96BCBF; }
.background { background-color: #96BCBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96BCBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 188, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 24%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96BCBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 188, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96BCBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 188, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF9997:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96BCBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96BCBF

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 #96BCBF 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 #96BCBF 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

← #96BCBE  ·  #96BCC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #96BCBF?

#96BCBF is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 150, 188, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96BCBF?

#96BCBF is RGB 150, 188, 191 — HSL 184°, 24%, 67% — CMYK 21%, 2%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #96BCBF?

Its complement is #BF9997; analogous partners are #97BFAE and #97A8BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96BCBF for text?

Black text on #96BCBF has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.