#99bec5

Color #99bec5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#99bec5

RGB

rgb(153, 190, 197)

HSL

hsl(189.5, 27.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.5, 22.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 3.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(74.59, -10.77, -7.61)

LCH

lch(74.59, 13.19, 215.24)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0408, 210.46)

HWB

hwb(189.5, 60%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5a099

Analogous

#99c5b6

#99bec5

#99a8c5

Triadic

#99bec5

#c599be

#bec599

Split-complementary

#99bec5

#c599a8

#c5b699

Tetradic

#99bec5

#a099c5

#c5a099

#bec599

Square

#99bec5

#b699c5

#c5a099

#a8c599

Shades

Color #99bec5 mixed toward black.

#74a6b0

#558b95

#3f6870

#2a454a

#152325

Tints

Color #99bec5 mixed toward white.

#aac9cf

#bbd4d8

#ccdee2

#dde9ec

#eef4f5

Tones

Color #99bec5 mixed toward gray.

#9dbbc1

#a0b9be

#a4b6ba

#a8b4b6

#abb1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaabc3 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a5c3 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#9bc2c2 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #99bec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99bec5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#99bec5 (#99bec5) is rgb(153, 190, 197) in RGB.

No, #99bec5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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