#b9c0cb

Color #b9c0cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.36 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c0cb

RGB

rgb(185, 192, 203)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 5.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(77.47, -0.27, -6.35)

LCH

lch(77.47, 6.36, 267.57)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0173, 259.34)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 72.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc4b9

Analogous

#b9c9cb

#b9c0cb

#bbb9cb

Triadic

#b9c0cb

#cbb9c0

#c0cbb9

Split-complementary

#b9c0cb

#cbbbb9

#c9cbb9

Tetradic

#b9c0cb

#c4b9cb

#cbc4b9

#c0cbb9

Square

#b9c0cb

#cbb9c9

#cbc4b9

#b9cbbb

Shades

Color #b9c0cb mixed toward black.

#949fb0

#6f7d94

#535e6f

#373f4a

#1c1f25

Tints

Color #b9c0cb mixed toward white.

#c5cbd4

#d0d5dc

#dce0e5

#e8eaee

#f3f5f6

Tones

Color #b9c0cb mixed toward gray.

#bbc0ca

#bcc1c8

#bec1c7

#bfc1c5

#c1c2c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc8 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbbc8 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#b9c6c6 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c0cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c0cb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b9c0cb (#b9c0cb) is rgb(185, 192, 203) in RGB.

No, #b9c0cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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