#96B3B3Cool (#96B3B3) is a light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 196°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.032. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #96B3B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 179, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 16%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 16%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 30%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.9 -9.8 -3.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.745 0.032 196) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cool shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9fafa7 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#9db4af — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#96b3b3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#96b4b6 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Cool in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.24:1 and against black 9.4:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#dff8f7 · #b4d0cf · #96b3b3 · #698282 · #485e5e · #293c3c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#abdbf1 · #8ccbd9 · #96b3b3 · #67a89c · #62947e · #5e8063
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#96b3b3 · #7c90a4 · #3e7c7d · #30577c · #004344 · #0f2233
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bfd4d4 · #96b3b3 · #b3787b · #2f5353 · #153535 · #051919
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efef · #96b3b3 · #879494 · #5c5555 · #192626 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f4f4 · #96b3b3 · #314444 · #132626 · #000505 · #e54d62
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e9f4f4 · #96b3b3 · #314444 · #132626 · #000505 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeded · #96b3b3 · #b38284 · #7b4548 · #3d1419 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeded · #96b3b3 · #ad8298 · #794932 · #39152a · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8edfc · #96b3b3 · #a086aa · #6f5122 · #331f00 · #020004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f0ff · #96b3b3 · #8d8cb4 · #7b4548 · #272500 · #090001
#A4BEBE · #B3C9C9 · #C2D5D4 · #D1E0E0 · #E0EBEB
#799393 · #5D7474 · #425656 · #293A3A · #122021
#9BB2B2 · #A0B0B0 · #A5AFAF
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.