#96bbcd

Color #96bbcd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96bbcd

RGB

rgb(150, 187, 205)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 35.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 26.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(73.82, -8.27, -13.12)

LCH

lch(73.82, 15.51, 237.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0474, 229.02)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 58.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda896

Analogous

#96cdc3

#96bbcd

#96a0cd

Triadic

#96bbcd

#cd96bb

#bbcd96

Split-complementary

#96bbcd

#cd96a0

#cdc396

Tetradic

#96bbcd

#a896cd

#cda896

#bbcd96

Square

#96bbcd

#c396cd

#cda896

#a0cd96

Shades

Color #96bbcd mixed toward black.

#6ea1ba

#4c85a0

#396478

#264250

#132128

Tints

Color #96bbcd mixed toward white.

#a7c6d5

#b9d2de

#cadde6

#dce8ee

#edf4f7

Tones

Color #96bbcd mixed toward gray.

#9bb9c8

#9fb8c4

#a4b6bf

#a8b5bb

#adb3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8c9 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a2c8 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#98c5c5 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 12.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #96bbcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bbcd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#96bbcd (#96bbcd) is rgb(150, 187, 205) in RGB.

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

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