#b9c4ce

Color #b9c4ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.6 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c4ce

RGB

rgb(185, 196, 206)

HSL

hsl(208.6, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.6, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(78.61, -1.79, -6.29)

LCH

lch(78.61, 6.54, 254.11)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0186, 245.5)

HWB

hwb(208.6, 72.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec3b9

Analogous

#b9cece

#b9c4ce

#b9bace

Triadic

#b9c4ce

#ceb9c4

#c4ceb9

Split-complementary

#b9c4ce

#ceb9ba

#ceceb9

Tetradic

#b9c4ce

#c3b9ce

#cec3b9

#c4ceb9

Square

#b9c4ce

#ceb9ce

#cec3b9

#baceb9

Shades

Color #b9c4ce mixed toward black.

#93a4b3

#6c8398

#516373

#36424d

#1b2126

Tints

Color #b9c4ce mixed toward white.

#c5ced6

#d0d8de

#dce2e7

#e8ebef

#f3f5f7

Tones

Color #b9c4ce mixed toward gray.

#bbc4cc

#bdc4cb

#bec4c9

#c0c4c7

#c2c4c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebecc · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#bdbccb · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#bacac9 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c4ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c4ce]

Related colors

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b9c4ce (#b9c4ce) is rgb(185, 196, 206) in RGB.

No, #b9c4ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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