#99cece

Color #99cece

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.87 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#99cece

RGB

rgb(153, 206, 206)

HSL

hsl(180, 35.1%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 25.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.25, -17.03, -5.56)

LCH

lch(79.25, 17.91, 198.08)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0548, 196.09)

HWB

hwb(180, 60%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce9999

Analogous

#99ceb4

#99cece

#99b4ce

Triadic

#99cece

#ce99ce

#cece99

Split-complementary

#99cece

#ce99b4

#ceb499

Tetradic

#99cece

#9999ce

#ce9999

#cece99

Square

#99cece

#b499ce

#ce9999

#b4ce99

Shades

Color #99cece mixed toward black.

#71bbbb

#4ea2a2

#3a7979

#275151

#132828

Tints

Color #99cece mixed toward white.

#aad6d6

#bbdede

#cce7e7

#ddefef

#eef7f7

Tones

Color #99cece mixed toward gray.

#9dcaca

#a2c5c5

#a6c1c1

#abbcbc

#afb8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3ce · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#afabce · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#9ccece · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 16.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #99cece;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99cece]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#99cece (#99cece) is rgb(153, 206, 206) in RGB.

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

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