#b9c4c8

Color #b9c4c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.51 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c4c8

RGB

rgb(185, 196, 200)

HSL

hsl(196, 12%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 7.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 2%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(78.44, -2.99, -3.3)

LCH

lch(78.44, 4.45, 227.82)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0134, 221.67)

HWB

hwb(196, 72.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8bdb9

Analogous

#b9c8c5

#b9c4c8

#b9bdc8

Triadic

#b9c4c8

#c8b9c4

#c4c8b9

Split-complementary

#b9c4c8

#c8b9bd

#c8c5b9

Tetradic

#b9c4c8

#bdb9c8

#c8bdb9

#c4c8b9

Square

#b9c4c8

#c5b9c8

#c8bdb9

#bdc8b9

Shades

Color #b9c4c8 mixed toward black.

#95a6ac

#718790

#55666c

#384448

#1c2224

Tints

Color #b9c4c8 mixed toward white.

#c5ced1

#d0d8da

#dce2e4

#e8ebed

#f3f5f6

Tones

Color #b9c4c8 mixed toward gray.

#bac3c7

#bcc3c6

#bdc2c4

#bec2c3

#bfc1c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec7 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbcc7 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#bac6c6 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c4c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c4c8]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#b9c4c8 (#b9c4c8) is rgb(185, 196, 200) in RGB.

No, #b9c4c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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