#b9c6cc

Color #b9c6cc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c6cc

RGB

rgb(185, 198, 204)

HSL

hsl(198.9, 15.7%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.9, 9.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 2.9%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(79.08, -3.25, -4.52)

LCH

lch(79.08, 5.57, 234.28)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0166, 226.96)

HWB

hwb(198.9, 72.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccbfb9

Analogous

#b9ccc9

#b9c6cc

#b9bdcc

Triadic

#b9c6cc

#ccb9c6

#c6ccb9

Split-complementary

#b9c6cc

#ccb9bd

#ccc9b9

Tetradic

#b9c6cc

#bfb9cc

#ccbfb9

#c6ccb9

Square

#b9c6cc

#c9b9cc

#ccbfb9

#bdccb9

Shades

Color #b9c6cc mixed toward black.

#94a8b1

#6e8995

#526771

#37454b

#1b2226

Tints

Color #b9c6cc mixed toward white.

#c5d0d5

#d0d9dd

#dce3e6

#e8ecee

#f3f6f7

Tones

Color #b9c6cc mixed toward gray.

#bbc5ca

#bcc5c9

#bec4c7

#bfc4c6

#c1c3c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfcb · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#bebdca · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#bac9c9 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c6cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c6cc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9c6cc (#b9c6cc) is rgb(185, 198, 204) in RGB.

No, #b9c6cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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