#99bcbf

Color #99bcbf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 11.65 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#99bcbf

RGB

rgb(153, 188, 191)

HSL

hsl(184.7, 22.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.7, 19.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.87, -11.05, -5.41)

LCH

lch(73.87, 12.3, 206.09)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0379, 202.84)

HWB

hwb(184.7, 60%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf9c99

Analogous

#99bfaf

#99bcbf

#99a9bf

Triadic

#99bcbf

#bf99bc

#bcbf99

Split-complementary

#99bcbf

#bf99a9

#bfaf99

Tetradic

#99bcbf

#9c99bf

#bf9c99

#bcbf99

Square

#99bcbf

#af99bf

#bf9c99

#a9bf99

Shades

Color #99bcbf mixed toward black.

#76a5a9

#58898d

#42676a

#2c4447

#162223

Tints

Color #99bcbf mixed toward white.

#aac7ca

#bbd2d4

#ccdedf

#dde9ea

#eef4f4

Tones

Color #99bcbf mixed toward gray.

#9cb9bc

#9fb7b9

#a3b4b6

#a6b1b2

#a9afaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aabe · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a5be · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#9bbebe · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99bcbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99bcbf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#99bcbf (#99bcbf) is rgb(153, 188, 191) in RGB.

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

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