#96c4cf

Color #96c4cf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.71 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#96c4cf

RGB

rgb(150, 196, 207)

HSL

hsl(191.6, 37.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.6, 27.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(76.35, -12.54, -10.42)

LCH

lch(76.35, 16.3, 219.72)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0508, 214)

HWB

hwb(191.6, 58.8%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfa196

Analogous

#96cfbe

#96c4cf

#96a7cf

Triadic

#96c4cf

#cf96c4

#c4cf96

Split-complementary

#96c4cf

#cf96a7

#cfbe96

Tetradic

#96c4cf

#a196cf

#cfa196

#c4cf96

Square

#96c4cf

#be96cf

#cfa196

#a7cf96

Shades

Color #96c4cf mixed toward black.

#6dadbc

#4b92a3

#386e7b

#254952

#132529

Tints

Color #96c4cf mixed toward white.

#a7ced7

#b9d8df

#cae2e7

#dcebef

#edf5f7

Tones

Color #96c4cf mixed toward gray.

#9bc1ca

#9fbec6

#a4bbc1

#a9b8bc

#aeb5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaccc · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a6cc · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#99caca · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #96c4cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96c4cf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#96c4cf (#96c4cf) is rgb(150, 196, 207) in RGB.

No, #96c4cf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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