#b9cac5

Color #b9cac5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cac5

RGB

rgb(185, 202, 197)

HSL

hsl(162.4, 13.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.4, 8.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 0%, 2.5%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(79.95, -6.72, 0.52)

LCH

lch(79.95, 6.74, 175.58)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0197, 176.22)

HWB

hwb(162.4, 72.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cab9be

Analogous

#b9cabd

#b9cac5

#b9c7ca

Triadic

#b9cac5

#c5b9ca

#cac5b9

Split-complementary

#b9cac5

#cab9c7

#cabdb9

Tetradic

#b9cac5

#b9beca

#cab9be

#cac5b9

Square

#b9cac5

#bdb9ca

#cab9be

#c7cab9

Shades

Color #b9cac5 mixed toward black.

#94aea7

#709288

#536e66

#384944

#1c2522

Tints

Color #b9cac5 mixed toward white.

#c5d3cf

#d0dcd8

#dce5e2

#e8edec

#f3f6f5

Tones

Color #b9cac5 mixed toward gray.

#bac9c4

#bcc7c4

#bdc6c3

#bfc4c3

#c0c3c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c6 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#c0bec7 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#bac7c7 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cac5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cac5]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#b9cac5 (#b9cac5) is rgb(185, 202, 197) in RGB.

No, #b9cac5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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