#97bcbc

Color #97bcbc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 12.63 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#97bcbc

RGB

rgb(151, 188, 188)

HSL

hsl(180, 21.6%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 19.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 0%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.66, -12.33, -4.1)

LCH

lch(73.66, 12.99, 198.39)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0397, 196.38)

HWB

hwb(180, 59.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9797

Analogous

#97bcaa

#97bcbc

#97aabc

Triadic

#97bcbc

#bc97bc

#bcbc97

Split-complementary

#97bcbc

#bc97aa

#bcaa97

Tetradic

#97bcbc

#9797bc

#bc9797

#bcbc97

Square

#97bcbc

#aa97bc

#bc9797

#aabc97

Shades

Color #97bcbc mixed toward black.

#75a6a6

#598989

#426767

#2c4545

#162222

Tints

Color #97bcbc mixed toward white.

#a8c7c7

#bad2d2

#cbdede

#dce9e9

#eef4f4

Tones

Color #97bcbc mixed toward gray.

#9ab9b9

#9db6b6

#a0b3b3

#a3b0b0

#a6adad

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

#a8a9bc · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#a6a3bc · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#99bcbc · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97bcbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97bcbc]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#97bcbc (#97bcbc) is rgb(151, 188, 188) in RGB.

No, #97bcbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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