#b9c6c8

Color #b9c6c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.93 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c6c8

RGB

rgb(185, 198, 200)

HSL

hsl(188, 12%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188, 7.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 1%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(78.97, -4.04, -2.53)

LCH

lch(78.97, 4.77, 212.06)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0146, 207.8)

HWB

hwb(188, 72.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8bbb9

Analogous

#b9c8c3

#b9c6c8

#b9bfc8

Triadic

#b9c6c8

#c8b9c6

#c6c8b9

Split-complementary

#b9c6c8

#c8b9bf

#c8c3b9

Tetradic

#b9c6c8

#bbb9c8

#c8bbb9

#c6c8b9

Square

#b9c6c8

#c3b9c8

#c8bbb9

#bfc8b9

Shades

Color #b9c6c8 mixed toward black.

#95a9ac

#718b90

#55696c

#384648

#1c2324

Tints

Color #b9c6c8 mixed toward white.

#c5d0d1

#d0d9da

#dce3e4

#e8eced

#f3f6f6

Tones

Color #b9c6c8 mixed toward gray.

#bac5c7

#bcc4c6

#bdc3c4

#bec2c3

#bfc1c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc8 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#bebdc7 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#bac7c7 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c6c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c6c8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#b9c6c8 (#b9c6c8) is rgb(185, 198, 200) in RGB.

No, #b9c6c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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