#96bcbf

Color #96bcbf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 11.71 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#96bcbf

RGB

rgb(150, 188, 191)

HSL

hsl(184.4, 24.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.4, 21.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.68, -11.98, -5.71)

LCH

lch(73.68, 13.27, 205.48)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0409, 202.24)

HWB

hwb(184.4, 58.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf9996

Analogous

#96bfae

#96bcbf

#96a8bf

Triadic

#96bcbf

#bf96bc

#bcbf96

Split-complementary

#96bcbf

#bf96a8

#bfae96

Tetradic

#96bcbf

#9996bf

#bf9996

#bcbf96

Square

#96bcbf

#ae96bf

#bf9996

#a8bf96

Shades

Color #96bcbf mixed toward black.

#73a6aa

#56898d

#41676a

#2b4547

#162223

Tints

Color #96bcbf mixed toward white.

#a8c7ca

#b9d2d4

#cbdedf

#dce9ea

#eef4f4

Tones

Color #96bcbf mixed toward gray.

#9ab9bc

#9db6b8

#a0b3b5

#a4b0b1

#a7aeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8be · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a3be · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#98bebe · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96bcbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96bcbf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#96bcbf (#96bcbf) is rgb(150, 188, 191) in RGB.

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

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