#96bcbb

Color #96bcbb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 13.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#96bcbb

RGB

rgb(150, 188, 187)

HSL

hsl(178.4, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.4, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.57, -12.86, -3.69)

LCH

lch(73.57, 13.38, 196.01)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0408, 194.34)

HWB

hwb(178.4, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9697

Analogous

#96bca8

#96bcbb

#96aabc

Triadic

#96bcbb

#bb96bc

#bcbb96

Split-complementary

#96bcbb

#bc96aa

#bca896

Tetradic

#96bcbb

#9697bc

#bc9697

#bcbb96

Square

#96bcbb

#a896bc

#bc9697

#aabc96

Shades

Color #96bcbb mixed toward black.

#74a6a5

#588a88

#426766

#2c4544

#162222

Tints

Color #96bcbb mixed toward white.

#a8c7c6

#b9d2d2

#cbdedd

#dce9e8

#eef4f4

Tones

Color #96bcbb mixed toward gray.

#99b9b8

#9cb6b5

#a0b3b2

#a3afaf

#a6acac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8bb · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a3bb · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#98bbbb · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96bcbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bcbb]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#96bcbb (#96bcbb) is rgb(150, 188, 187) in RGB.

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

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