#96b1b1

Color #96b1b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96b1b1

RGB

rgb(150, 177, 177)

HSL

hsl(180, 14.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 15.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 0%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(70.25, -9.21, -3.1)

LCH

lch(70.25, 9.72, 198.6)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0296, 196.48)

HWB

hwb(180, 58.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b19696

Analogous

#96b1a3

#96b1b1

#96a3b1

Triadic

#96b1b1

#b196b1

#b1b196

Split-complementary

#96b1b1

#b196a3

#b1a396

Tetradic

#96b1b1

#9696b1

#b19696

#b1b196

Square

#96b1b1

#a396b1

#b19696

#a3b196

Shades

Color #96b1b1 mixed toward black.

#779a9a

#5d7d7d

#465e5e

#2e3f3f

#171f1f

Tints

Color #96b1b1 mixed toward white.

#a7bebe

#b9cbcb

#cad8d8

#dce5e5

#edf2f2

Tones

Color #96b1b1 mixed toward gray.

#98afaf

#9aacac

#9daaaa

#9fa8a8

#a1a6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3b1 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#a19fb1 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#97b1b1 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b1b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b1b1]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#96b1b1 (#96b1b1) is rgb(150, 177, 177) in RGB.

No, #96b1b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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