#96abb6

Color #96abb6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#96abb6

RGB

rgb(150, 171, 182)

HSL

hsl(200.6, 18%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.6, 17.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(68.74, -4.91, -8.09)

LCH

lch(68.74, 9.46, 238.75)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0283, 230.58)

HWB

hwb(200.6, 58.8%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a196

Analogous

#96b6b1

#96abb6

#969bb6

Triadic

#96abb6

#b696ab

#abb696

Split-complementary

#96abb6

#b6969b

#b6b196

Tetradic

#96abb6

#a196b6

#b6a196

#abb696

Square

#96abb6

#b196b6

#b6a196

#9bb696

Shades

Color #96abb6 mixed toward black.

#75919f

#5b7583

#445862

#2d3a41

#171d21

Tints

Color #96abb6 mixed toward white.

#a7b9c2

#b9c7ce

#cad5db

#dce3e7

#edf1f3

Tones

Color #96abb6 mixed toward gray.

#99aab3

#9ba9b1

#9ea9ae

#a1a8ab

#a3a7a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b3 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9db3 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#97b1b1 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96abb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96abb6]

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#96abb6 (#96abb6) is rgb(150, 171, 182) in RGB.

No, #96abb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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