#b9c9cb

Color #b9c9cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.17 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c9cb

RGB

rgb(185, 201, 203)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 1%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(79.84, -5.03, -2.86)

LCH

lch(79.84, 5.79, 209.62)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0177, 205.84)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 72.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbbbb9

Analogous

#b9cbc4

#b9c9cb

#b9c0cb

Triadic

#b9c9cb

#cbb9c9

#c9cbb9

Split-complementary

#b9c9cb

#cbb9c0

#cbc4b9

Tetradic

#b9c9cb

#bbb9cb

#cbbbb9

#c9cbb9

Square

#b9c9cb

#c4b9cb

#cbbbb9

#c0cbb9

Shades

Color #b9c9cb mixed toward black.

#94acb0

#6f9094

#536c6f

#37484a

#1c2425

Tints

Color #b9c9cb mixed toward white.

#c5d2d4

#d0dbdc

#dce4e5

#e8edee

#f3f6f6

Tones

Color #b9c9cb mixed toward gray.

#bbc8ca

#bcc7c8

#bec6c7

#bfc4c5

#c1c3c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0cb · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#bfbeca · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#bacaca · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c9cb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b9c9cb (#b9c9cb) is rgb(185, 201, 203) in RGB.

No, #b9c9cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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