#96b8b8

Color #96b8b8

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#96b8b8

RGB

rgb(150, 184, 184)

HSL

hsl(180, 19.3%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 18.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 0%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.38, -11.41, -3.81)

LCH

lch(72.38, 12.03, 198.47)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0368, 196.42)

HWB

hwb(180, 58.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b89696

Analogous

#96b8a7

#96b8b8

#96a7b8

Triadic

#96b8b8

#b896b8

#b8b896

Split-complementary

#96b8b8

#b896a7

#b8a796

Tetradic

#96b8b8

#9696b8

#b89696

#b8b896

Square

#96b8b8

#a796b8

#b89696

#a7b896

Shades

Color #96b8b8 mixed toward black.

#75a2a2

#5a8585

#436464

#2d4242

#162121

Tints

Color #96b8b8 mixed toward white.

#a8c4c4

#b9d0d0

#cbdcdc

#dce7e7

#eef3f3

Tones

Color #96b8b8 mixed toward gray.

#99b5b5

#9cb2b2

#9fb0b0

#a1adad

#a4aaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b8 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a1b8 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#98b8b8 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b8b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b8b8]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#96b8b8 (#96b8b8) is rgb(150, 184, 184) in RGB.

No, #96b8b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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