#b9c1ca

Color #b9c1ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c1ca

RGB

rgb(185, 193, 202)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 13.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 8.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 4.5%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(77.71, -1, -5.46)

LCH

lch(77.71, 5.55, 259.62)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0154, 251.1)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 72.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac2b9

Analogous

#b9caca

#b9c1ca

#bab9ca

Triadic

#b9c1ca

#cab9c1

#c1cab9

Split-complementary

#b9c1ca

#cabab9

#cacab9

Tetradic

#b9c1ca

#c2b9ca

#cac2b9

#c1cab9

Square

#b9c1ca

#cab9ca

#cac2b9

#b9caba

Shades

Color #b9c1ca mixed toward black.

#94a1ae

#708092

#53606e

#384049

#1c2025

Tints

Color #b9c1ca mixed toward white.

#c5cbd3

#d0d6dc

#dce0e5

#e8eaed

#f3f5f6

Tones

Color #b9c1ca mixed toward gray.

#bac1c9

#bcc1c7

#bdc1c6

#bfc1c4

#c0c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc8 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbbc7 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#b9c6c6 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c1ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c1ca]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9c1ca (#b9c1ca) is rgb(185, 193, 202) in RGB.

No, #b9c1ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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