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#96CFCD

#96cfcd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#96cfcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 81.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.97% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 177.89°, with 37.25% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5552

Complementary

  1. #96cfcd
  2. #cf9698

Split complementary

  1. #96cfcd
  2. #cf96b5
  3. #cfb096

Analogous

  1. #96cfb0
  2. #96cfcd
  3. #96b5cf

Triadic

  1. #96cfcd
  2. #cd96cf
  3. #cfcd96

Tetradic

  1. #96cfcd
  2. #9698cf
  3. #cf9698
  4. #cfcd96

Square

  1. #96cfcd
  2. #b096cf
  3. #cf9698
  4. #b5cf96

Monochromatic

  1. #408c89
  2. #62b7b4
  3. #96cfcd
  4. #cbe7e6
  5. #f1f9f8

Shades

#96cfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96cfcd
  2. #87bab9
  3. #78a6a4
  4. #699190
  5. #5a7c7b
  6. #4b6867
  7. #3c5352
  8. #2d3e3e
  9. #1e2929
  10. #0f1515
  11. #000000

Tints

#96cfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96cfcd
  2. #a1d4d2
  3. #abd9d7
  4. #b6dddc
  5. #c0e2e1
  6. #cbe7e6
  7. #d5eceb
  8. #e0f1f0
  9. #eaf5f5
  10. #f5fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96cfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96cfcd
  2. #94c7c5
  3. #92bfbe
  4. #8fb7b6
  5. #8dafae
  6. #8ba8a7
  7. #89a09f
  8. #879897
  9. #84908f
  10. #828888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4c9c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc1ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83d2ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6cccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afc7cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bd1ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96cfcd {
  color: #96cfcd;
}
Background
.bg-96cfcd {
  background-color: #96cfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96cfcd {
  border: 2px solid #96cfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96cfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 207 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 37% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96cfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96cfcd, #96b5cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96cfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 207 205 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.26 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.16 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.26 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.27 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.74 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.79 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.30 #693032 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#96cfcd  rgb(150, 207, 205)  hsl(178, 37%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#cf9698  rgb(207, 150, 152)  hsl(358, 37%, 70%)  Rosy Brown
#cd96cf  rgb(205, 150, 207)  hsl(298, 37%, 70%)  Plum
#cfcd96  rgb(207, 205, 150)  hsl(58, 37%, 70%)  Sage