#96b0ad

Color #96b0ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.65 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#96b0ad

RGB

rgb(150, 176, 173)

HSL

hsl(173.1, 14.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(173.1, 14.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 0%, 1.7%, 31%)

LAB

lab(69.86, -9.52, -1.46)

LCH

lch(69.86, 9.63, 188.72)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.029, 188.13)

HWB

hwb(173.1, 58.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b09699

Analogous

#96b0a0

#96b0ad

#96a6b0

Triadic

#96b0ad

#ad96b0

#b0ad96

Split-complementary

#96b0ad

#b096a6

#b0a096

Tetradic

#96b0ad

#9699b0

#b09699

#b0ad96

Square

#96b0ad

#a096b0

#b09699

#a6b096

Shades

Color #96b0ad mixed toward black.

#779995

#5d7c78

#465d5a

#2f3e3c

#171f1e

Tints

Color #96b0ad mixed toward white.

#a7bdbb

#b9cac8

#cad7d6

#dce5e4

#edf2f1

Tones

Color #96b0ad mixed toward gray.

#98aeab

#9aacaa

#9ca9a8

#9fa7a6

#a1a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ae · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#a09eae · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#97aeae · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b0ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b0ad]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#96b0ad (#96b0ad) is rgb(150, 176, 173) in RGB.

No, #96b0ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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