#96b4b4

Color #96b4b4

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.89 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#96b4b4

RGB

rgb(150, 180, 180)

HSL

hsl(180, 16.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 16.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(71.16, -10.16, -3.41)

LCH

lch(71.16, 10.72, 198.55)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0327, 196.5)

HWB

hwb(180, 58.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b49696

Analogous

#96b4a5

#96b4b4

#96a5b4

Triadic

#96b4b4

#b496b4

#b4b496

Split-complementary

#96b4b4

#b496a5

#b4a596

Tetradic

#96b4b4

#9696b4

#b49696

#b4b496

Square

#96b4b4

#a596b4

#b49696

#a5b496

Shades

Color #96b4b4 mixed toward black.

#769d9d

#5c8080

#456060

#2e4040

#172020

Tints

Color #96b4b4 mixed toward white.

#a7c1c1

#b9cdcd

#cadada

#dce6e6

#edf3f3

Tones

Color #96b4b4 mixed toward gray.

#98b2b2

#9bafaf

#9dadad

#a0aaaa

#a2a7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b4 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#a2a0b4 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#98b4b4 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96b4b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96b4b4]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#96b4b4 (#96b4b4) is rgb(150, 180, 180) in RGB.

No, #96b4b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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