#b9bdbe

Color #b9bdbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bdbe

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 190)

HSL

hsl(192, 3.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 2.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.33, -1.2, -0.99)

LCH

lch(76.33, 1.56, 219.52)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0047, 213.69)

HWB

hwb(192, 72.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebab9

Analogous

#b9bebc

#b9bdbe

#b9babe

Triadic

#b9bdbe

#beb9bd

#bdbeb9

Split-complementary

#b9bdbe

#beb9ba

#bebcb9

Tetradic

#b9bdbe

#bab9be

#bebab9

#bdbeb9

Square

#b9bdbe

#bcb9be

#bebab9

#babeb9

Shades

Color #b9bdbe mixed toward black.

#999ea0

#788082

#5a6061

#3c4041

#1e2020

Tints

Color #b9bdbe mixed toward white.

#c5c8c9

#d0d3d4

#dcdede

#e8e9e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bdbe mixed toward gray.

#b9bdbe

#babcbd

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbe · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbabe · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b9bebe · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bdbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bdbe]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#b9bdbe (#b9bdbe) is rgb(185, 189, 190) in RGB.

No, #b9bdbe 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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