#96a9ba

Color #96a9ba

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#96a9ba

RGB

rgb(150, 169, 186)

HSL

hsl(208.3, 20.7%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.3, 19.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 9.1%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(68.32, -2.93, -10.94)

LCH

lch(68.32, 11.33, 255.01)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0327, 245.24)

HWB

hwb(208.3, 58.8%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baa796

Analogous

#96bab9

#96a9ba

#9697ba

Triadic

#96a9ba

#ba96a9

#a9ba96

Split-complementary

#96a9ba

#ba9697

#bab996

Tetradic

#96a9ba

#a796ba

#baa796

#a9ba96

Square

#96a9ba

#b996ba

#baa796

#97ba96

Shades

Color #96a9ba mixed toward black.

#748da4

#597187

#435565

#2c3944

#161c22

Tints

Color #96a9ba mixed toward white.

#a8b7c6

#b9c6d1

#cbd4dd

#dce2e8

#eef1f4

Tones

Color #96a9ba mixed toward gray.

#99a9b7

#9ca9b4

#9fa9b1

#a2a8ae

#a5a8ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb6 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#9d9cb5 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#97b3b2 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 9.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #96a9ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a9ba]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#96a9ba (#96a9ba) is rgb(150, 169, 186) in RGB.

No, #96a9ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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