#96b8bb

Color #96b8bb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#96b8bb

RGB

rgb(150, 184, 187)

HSL

hsl(184.9, 21.4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.9, 19.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.46, -10.76, -5.32)

LCH

lch(72.46, 12, 206.31)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0371, 203.04)

HWB

hwb(184.9, 58.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb9996

Analogous

#96bbac

#96b8bb

#96a6bb

Triadic

#96b8bb

#bb96b8

#b8bb96

Split-complementary

#96b8bb

#bb96a6

#bbac96

Tetradic

#96b8bb

#9996bb

#bb9996

#b8bb96

Square

#96b8bb

#ac96bb

#bb9996

#a6bb96

Shades

Color #96b8bb mixed toward black.

#74a1a5

#588488

#426366

#2c4244

#162122

Tints

Color #96b8bb mixed toward white.

#a8c4c6

#b9d0d2

#cbdcdd

#dce7e8

#eef3f4

Tones

Color #96b8bb mixed toward gray.

#99b5b8

#9cb3b5

#9fb0b2

#a2aeaf

#a5abac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ba · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a1ba · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#98baba · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b8bb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#96b8bb (#96b8bb) is rgb(150, 184, 187) in RGB.

No, #96b8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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