#98d5dd

Color #98d5dd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#98d5dd

RGB

rgb(152, 213, 221)

HSL

hsl(187, 50.4%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187, 31.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.2%, 3.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(81.56, -17.44, -10.18)

LCH

lch(81.56, 20.19, 210.27)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.063, 206.2)

HWB

hwb(187, 59.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dda098

Analogous

#98ddc2

#98d5dd

#98b2dd

Triadic

#98d5dd

#dd98d5

#d5dd98

Split-complementary

#98d5dd

#dd98b2

#ddc298

Tetradic

#98d5dd

#a098dd

#dda098

#d5dd98

Square

#98d5dd

#c298dd

#dda098

#b2dd98

Shades

Color #98d5dd mixed toward black.

#69c2ce

#3eacbb

#2e818c

#1f565d

#0f2b2f

Tints

Color #98d5dd mixed toward white.

#a9dce3

#bae3e8

#cbeaee

#ddf1f4

#eef8f9

Tones

Color #98d5dd mixed toward gray.

#9ed0d7

#a3ccd1

#a9c8cc

#afc3c6

#b5bfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6db · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#b2addb · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#9cdad9 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #98d5dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#98d5dd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#98d5dd (#98d5dd) is rgb(152, 213, 221) in RGB.

No, #98d5dd 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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