#99bbbc

Color #99bbbc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 12.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#99bbbc

RGB

rgb(153, 187, 188)

HSL

hsl(181.7, 20.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.7, 18.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.51, -11.17, -4.31)

LCH

lch(73.51, 11.97, 201.1)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0367, 198.58)

HWB

hwb(181.7, 60%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9a99

Analogous

#99bcac

#99bbbc

#99aabc

Triadic

#99bbbc

#bc99bb

#bbbc99

Split-complementary

#99bbbc

#bc99aa

#bcac99

Tetradic

#99bbbc

#9a99bc

#bc9a99

#bbbc99

Square

#99bbbc

#ac99bc

#bc9a99

#aabc99

Shades

Color #99bbbc mixed toward black.

#77a4a6

#5a8889

#446667

#2d4445

#172222

Tints

Color #99bbbc mixed toward white.

#aac6c7

#bbd2d2

#ccddde

#dde8e9

#eef4f4

Tones

Color #99bbbc mixed toward gray.

#9cb8b9

#9fb6b6

#a2b3b3

#a5b0b0

#a8adae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9bc · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#a7a4bc · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#9bbcbc · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99bbbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99bbbc]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#99bbbc (#99bbbc) is rgb(153, 187, 188) in RGB.

No, #99bbbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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