#96c6c9

Color #96c6c9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#96c6c9

RGB

rgb(150, 198, 201)

HSL

hsl(183.5, 32.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.5, 25.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 1.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.73, -14.95, -6.62)

LCH

lch(76.73, 16.35, 203.88)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0505, 201.02)

HWB

hwb(183.5, 58.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c99996

Analogous

#96c9b2

#96c6c9

#96acc9

Triadic

#96c6c9

#c996c6

#c6c996

Split-complementary

#96c6c9

#c996ac

#c9b296

Tetradic

#96c6c9

#9996c9

#c99996

#c6c996

Square

#96c6c9

#b296c9

#c99996

#acc996

Shades

Color #96c6c9 mixed toward black.

#6fb1b5

#4f969b

#3c7174

#284b4d

#142627

Tints

Color #96c6c9 mixed toward white.

#a7cfd2

#b9d9db

#cae2e4

#dceced

#edf5f6

Tones

Color #96c6c9 mixed toward gray.

#9ac2c5

#9ebec0

#a3bbbc

#a7b7b8

#abb3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc8 · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#aaa6c8 · ΔE 24.2

Tritanopia

#99c8c8 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96c6c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96c6c9]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#96c6c9 (#96c6c9) is rgb(150, 198, 201) in RGB.

No, #96c6c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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