#98c9c3

Color #98c9c3

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 10.84 Nearest Tailwind class teal-100 #cbfbf1 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#98c9c3

RGB

rgb(152, 201, 195)

HSL

hsl(172.7, 31.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.7, 24.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 0%, 3%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(77.51, -17.21, -2.22)

LCH

lch(77.51, 17.35, 187.35)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.052, 186.85)

HWB

hwb(172.7, 59.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9989e

Analogous

#98c9aa

#98c9c3

#98b6c9

Triadic

#98c9c3

#c398c9

#c9c398

Split-complementary

#98c9c3

#c998b6

#c9aa98

Tetradic

#98c9c3

#989ec9

#c9989e

#c9c398

Square

#98c9c3

#aa98c9

#c9989e

#b6c998

Shades

Color #98c9c3 mixed toward black.

#71b5ad

#519a91

#3d746d

#284d49

#142724

Tints

Color #98c9c3 mixed toward white.

#a9d2cd

#badbd7

#cbe4e1

#ddedeb

#eef6f5

Tones

Color #98c9c3 mixed toward gray.

#9cc5c0

#a0c1bd

#a4bdba

#a8b9b7

#acb5b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0c4 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#ada9c5 · ΔE 25.2

Tritanopia

#9bc6c6 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98c9c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98c9c3]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#98c9c3 (#98c9c3) is rgb(152, 201, 195) in RGB.

No, #98c9c3 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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