#96cbcb

Color #96cbcb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 8.84 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#96cbcb

RGB

rgb(150, 203, 203)

HSL

hsl(180, 33.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 26.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(78.17, -17.06, -5.57)

LCH

lch(78.17, 17.95, 198.08)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0549, 196.06)

HWB

hwb(180, 58.8%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb9696

Analogous

#96cbb0

#96cbcb

#96b0cb

Triadic

#96cbcb

#cb96cb

#cbcb96

Split-complementary

#96cbcb

#cb96b0

#cbb096

Tetradic

#96cbcb

#9696cb

#cb9696

#cbcb96

Square

#96cbcb

#b096cb

#cb9696

#b0cb96

Shades

Color #96cbcb mixed toward black.

#6fb8b8

#4e9d9d

#3a7676

#274f4f

#132727

Tints

Color #96cbcb mixed toward white.

#a7d4d4

#b9dcdc

#cae5e5

#dceeee

#edf6f6

Tones

Color #96cbcb mixed toward gray.

#9ac7c7

#9fc2c2

#a3bebe

#a8b9b9

#acb5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0cb · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#aca8cb · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#99cbcb · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96cbcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96cbcb]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#96cbcb (#96cbcb) is rgb(150, 203, 203) in RGB.

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

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