#99b8be

Color #99b8be

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#99b8be

RGB

rgb(153, 184, 190)

HSL

hsl(189.7, 22.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.7, 19.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.74, -9.16, -6.53)

LCH

lch(72.74, 11.25, 215.48)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0347, 210.62)

HWB

hwb(189.7, 60%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be9f99

Analogous

#99beb2

#99b8be

#99a6be

Triadic

#99b8be

#be99b8

#b8be99

Split-complementary

#99b8be

#be99a6

#beb299

Tetradic

#99b8be

#9f99be

#be9f99

#b8be99

Square

#99b8be

#b299be

#be9f99

#a6be99

Shades

Color #99b8be mixed toward black.

#76a0a8

#59848c

#436369

#2d4246

#162123

Tints

Color #99b8be mixed toward white.

#aac4c9

#bbd0d4

#ccdcdf

#dde7e9

#eef3f4

Tones

Color #99b8be mixed toward gray.

#9cb6bb

#9fb4b8

#a2b2b5

#a5b0b2

#a9aeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8bd · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a3bc · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#9bbbbb · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99b8be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99b8be]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#99b8be (#99b8be) is rgb(153, 184, 190) in RGB.

No, #99b8be 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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