#b9bfbe

Color #b9bfbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfbe

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 190)

HSL

hsl(170, 4.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 3.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.86, -2.26, -0.22)

LCH

lch(76.86, 2.27, 185.56)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0068, 185.04)

HWB

hwb(170, 72.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb9ba

Analogous

#b9bfbb

#b9bfbe

#b9bdbf

Triadic

#b9bfbe

#beb9bf

#bfbeb9

Split-complementary

#b9bfbe

#bfb9bd

#bfbbb9

Tetradic

#b9bfbe

#b9babf

#bfb9ba

#bfbeb9

Square

#b9bfbe

#bbb9bf

#bfb9ba

#bdbfb9

Shades

Color #b9bfbe mixed toward black.

#98a1a0

#788381

#5a6261

#3c4141

#1e2120

Tints

Color #b9bfbe mixed toward white.

#c5cac9

#d0d4d4

#dcdfde

#e8eae9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bfbe mixed toward gray.

#b9bebe

#babebd

#babdbd

#bbbdbd

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbe · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbe · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#b9bebe · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfbe]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b9bfbe (#b9bfbe) is rgb(185, 191, 190) in RGB.

No, #b9bfbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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