#96b4b2

Color #96b4b2

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#96b4b2

RGB

rgb(150, 180, 178)

HSL

hsl(176, 16.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176, 16.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 0%, 1.1%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.1, -10.59, -2.39)

LCH

lch(71.1, 10.86, 192.72)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0329, 191.58)

HWB

hwb(176, 58.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b49698

Analogous

#96b4a3

#96b4b2

#96a7b4

Triadic

#96b4b2

#b296b4

#b4b296

Split-complementary

#96b4b2

#b496a7

#b4a396

Tetradic

#96b4b2

#9698b4

#b49698

#b4b296

Square

#96b4b2

#a396b4

#b49698

#a7b496

Shades

Color #96b4b2 mixed toward black.

#769d9a

#5c807e

#45605e

#2e403f

#17201f

Tints

Color #96b4b2 mixed toward white.

#a7c1bf

#b9cdcc

#cadad9

#dce6e5

#edf3f2

Tones

Color #96b4b2 mixed toward gray.

#98b2b0

#9bafae

#9dadab

#a0aaa9

#a2a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b2 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#a2a0b3 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#98b3b3 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b4b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b4b2]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#96b4b2 (#96b4b2) is rgb(150, 180, 178) in RGB.

No, #96b4b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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