#96cdcd

Color #96cdcd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#96cdcd

RGB

rgb(150, 205, 205)

HSL

hsl(180, 35.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 26.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.78, -17.63, -5.74)

LCH

lch(78.78, 18.54, 198.03)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0567, 196.07)

HWB

hwb(180, 58.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9696

Analogous

#96cdb1

#96cdcd

#96b1cd

Triadic

#96cdcd

#cd96cd

#cdcd96

Split-complementary

#96cdcd

#cd96b1

#cdb196

Tetradic

#96cdcd

#9696cd

#cd9696

#cdcd96

Square

#96cdcd

#b196cd

#cd9696

#b1cd96

Shades

Color #96cdcd mixed toward black.

#6ebaba

#4ca0a0

#397878

#265050

#132828

Tints

Color #96cdcd mixed toward white.

#a7d5d5

#b9dede

#cae6e6

#dceeee

#edf7f7

Tones

Color #96cdcd mixed toward gray.

#9bc8c8

#9fc4c4

#a4bfbf

#a8bbbb

#adb6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1cd · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#ada9cd · ΔE 25.8

Tritanopia

#99cdcd · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #96cdcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#96cdcd]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#96cdcd (#96cdcd) is rgb(150, 205, 205) in RGB.

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

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