#96cbcf

Color #96cbcf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 8.12 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#96cbcf

RGB

rgb(150, 203, 207)

HSL

hsl(184.2, 37.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.2, 27.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 1.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(78.29, -16.15, -7.55)

LCH

lch(78.29, 17.83, 205.06)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0552, 201.92)

HWB

hwb(184.2, 58.8%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf9a96

Analogous

#96cfb6

#96cbcf

#96afcf

Triadic

#96cbcf

#cf96cb

#cbcf96

Split-complementary

#96cbcf

#cf96af

#cfb696

Tetradic

#96cbcf

#9a96cf

#cf9a96

#cbcf96

Square

#96cbcf

#b696cf

#cf9a96

#afcf96

Shades

Color #96cbcf mixed toward black.

#6db7bc

#4b9da3

#38767b

#254f52

#132729

Tints

Color #96cbcf mixed toward white.

#a7d4d7

#b9dcdf

#cae5e7

#dceeef

#edf6f7

Tones

Color #96cbcf mixed toward gray.

#9bc7ca

#9fc3c6

#a4bfc1

#a9bbbc

#aeb7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ce · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#aca8ce · ΔE 24.9

Tritanopia

#99cdcd · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96cbcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96cbcf]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#96cbcf (#96cbcf) is rgb(150, 203, 207) in RGB.

No, #96cbcf 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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