#96a8ac

Color #96a8ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96a8ac

RGB

rgb(150, 168, 172)

HSL

hsl(190.9, 11.7%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.9, 12.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.63, -5.43, -4.2)

LCH

lch(67.63, 6.86, 217.72)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.021, 212.55)

HWB

hwb(190.9, 58.8%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9a96

Analogous

#96aca5

#96a8ac

#969dac

Triadic

#96a8ac

#ac96a8

#a8ac96

Split-complementary

#96a8ac

#ac969d

#aca596

Tetradic

#96a8ac

#9a96ac

#ac9a96

#a8ac96

Square

#96a8ac

#a596ac

#ac9a96

#9dac96

Shades

Color #96a8ac mixed toward black.

#788f94

#5f7378

#47565a

#2f3a3c

#181d1e

Tints

Color #96a8ac mixed toward white.

#a7b6ba

#b9c5c8

#cad3d5

#dce2e3

#edf0f1

Tones

Color #96a8ac mixed toward gray.

#98a7aa

#9aa6a8

#9ba4a6

#9da3a5

#9fa2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eab · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9cab · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#97aaaa · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96a8ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a8ac]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#96a8ac (#96a8ac) is rgb(150, 168, 172) in RGB.

No, #96a8ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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