#98c5c9

Color #98c5c9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#98c5c9

RGB

rgb(152, 197, 201)

HSL

hsl(184.9, 31.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.9, 24.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 2%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.57, -13.83, -6.85)

LCH

lch(76.57, 15.43, 206.35)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0477, 203.07)

HWB

hwb(184.9, 59.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c99c98

Analogous

#98c9b4

#98c5c9

#98acc9

Triadic

#98c5c9

#c998c5

#c5c998

Split-complementary

#98c5c9

#c998ac

#c9b498

Tetradic

#98c5c9

#9c98c9

#c99c98

#c5c998

Square

#98c5c9

#b498c9

#c99c98

#acc998

Shades

Color #98c5c9 mixed toward black.

#71afb5

#51949a

#3d6f74

#284a4d

#142527

Tints

Color #98c5c9 mixed toward white.

#a9cfd2

#bad8db

#cbe2e4

#ddeced

#eef5f6

Tones

Color #98c5c9 mixed toward gray.

#9cc2c5

#a0bec1

#a4bbbd

#a8b7b9

#acb4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaec8 · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#aba7c8 · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#9bc7c7 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98c5c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98c5c9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#98c5c9 (#98c5c9) is rgb(152, 197, 201) in RGB.

No, #98c5c9 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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