#96a8b0

Color #96a8b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#96a8b0

RGB

rgb(150, 168, 176)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 14.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 14.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 4.5%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(67.74, -4.58, -6.25)

LCH

lch(67.74, 7.75, 233.77)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0233, 226.39)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 58.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b09e96

Analogous

#96b0ab

#96a8b0

#969bb0

Triadic

#96a8b0

#b096a8

#a8b096

Split-complementary

#96a8b0

#b0969b

#b0ab96

Tetradic

#96a8b0

#9e96b0

#b09e96

#a8b096

Square

#96a8b0

#ab96b0

#b09e96

#9bb096

Shades

Color #96a8b0 mixed toward black.

#778e99

#5d737c

#46565d

#2f393e

#171d1f

Tints

Color #96a8b0 mixed toward white.

#a7b6bd

#b9c5ca

#cad3d7

#dce2e5

#edf0f2

Tones

Color #96a8b0 mixed toward gray.

#98a7ae

#9aa6ac

#9ca5a9

#9fa5a7

#a1a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eae · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9d9cae · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#97adac · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96a8b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96a8b0]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#96a8b0 (#96a8b0) is rgb(150, 168, 176) in RGB.

No, #96a8b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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