#96b8c8

Color #96b8c8

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96b8c8

RGB

rgb(150, 184, 200)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 31.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 25%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.85, -7.83, -11.86)

LCH

lch(72.85, 14.21, 236.57)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0434, 228.08)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 58.8%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8a696

Analogous

#96c8bf

#96b8c8

#969fc8

Triadic

#96b8c8

#c896b8

#b8c896

Split-complementary

#96b8c8

#c8969f

#c8bf96

Tetradic

#96b8c8

#a696c8

#c8a696

#b8c896

Square

#96b8c8

#bf96c8

#c8a696

#9fc896

Shades

Color #96b8c8 mixed toward black.

#709eb4

#508299

#3c6173

#28414d

#142026

Tints

Color #96b8c8 mixed toward white.

#a7c4d1

#b9d0da

#cadbe3

#dce7ed

#edf3f6

Tones

Color #96b8c8 mixed toward gray.

#9ab6c4

#9eb5c0

#a2b3bb

#a7b2b7

#abb0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c4 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a1c3 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#98c1c1 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b8c8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#96b8c8 (#96b8c8) is rgb(150, 184, 200) in RGB.

No, #96b8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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