#96b5bc

Color #96b5bc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.65 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#96b5bc

RGB

rgb(150, 181, 188)

HSL

hsl(191.1, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.1, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.66, -8.95, -7.05)

LCH

lch(71.66, 11.39, 218.23)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0352, 212.83)

HWB

hwb(191.1, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9d96

Analogous

#96bcb0

#96b5bc

#96a2bc

Triadic

#96b5bc

#bc96b5

#b5bc96

Split-complementary

#96b5bc

#bc96a2

#bcb096

Tetradic

#96b5bc

#9d96bc

#bc9d96

#b5bc96

Square

#96b5bc

#b096bc

#bc9d96

#a2bc96

Shades

Color #96b5bc mixed toward black.

#749da6

#58808a

#426067

#2c4045

#162022

Tints

Color #96b5bc mixed toward white.

#a8c1c7

#b9ced2

#cbdade

#dce6e9

#eef3f4

Tones

Color #96b5bc mixed toward gray.

#99b3b9

#9cb1b6

#a0afb3

#a3adaf

#a6abac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5ba · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a0ba · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#98b9b9 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b5bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b5bc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#96b5bc (#96b5bc) is rgb(150, 181, 188) in RGB.

No, #96b5bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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