#b9bfc4

Color #b9bfc4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.48 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfc4

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 196)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 8.5%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 5.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(77.02, -1.11, -3.23)

LCH

lch(77.02, 3.42, 251.03)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0097, 242.9)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 72.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4beb9

Analogous

#b9c4c3

#b9bfc4

#b9b9c4

Triadic

#b9bfc4

#c4b9bf

#bfc4b9

Split-complementary

#b9bfc4

#c4b9b9

#c4c3b9

Tetradic

#b9bfc4

#beb9c4

#c4beb9

#bfc4b9

Square

#b9bfc4

#c3b9c4

#c4beb9

#b9c4b9

Shades

Color #b9bfc4 mixed toward black.

#979fa7

#74808a

#576067

#3a4045

#1d2022

Tints

Color #b9bfc4 mixed toward white.

#c5cace

#d0d4d8

#dcdfe1

#e8eaeb

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b9bfc4 mixed toward gray.

#babfc3

#bbbfc2

#bcbfc1

#bdbfc0

#bebfbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc3 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc3 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b9c2c2 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfc4]

Related colors

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b9bfc4 (#b9bfc4) is rgb(185, 191, 196) in RGB.

No, #b9bfc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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