#b9ced0

Color #b9ced0

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 8.15 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9ced0

RGB

rgb(185, 206, 208)

HSL

hsl(185.2, 19.7%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.2, 11.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 1%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(81.3, -6.65, -3.4)

LCH

lch(81.3, 7.47, 207.08)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0229, 203.66)

HWB

hwb(185.2, 72.5%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0bbb9

Analogous

#b9d0c7

#b9ced0

#b9c3d0

Triadic

#b9ced0

#d0b9ce

#ced0b9

Split-complementary

#b9ced0

#d0b9c3

#d0c7b9

Tetradic

#b9ced0

#bbb9d0

#d0bbb9

#ced0b9

Square

#b9ced0

#c7b9d0

#d0bbb9

#c3d0b9

Shades

Color #b9ced0 mixed toward black.

#92b3b6

#6b979b

#4f7276

#354c4e

#1a2627

Tints

Color #b9ced0 mixed toward white.

#c5d6d8

#d0dee0

#dce7e8

#e8efef

#f3f7f7

Tones

Color #b9ced0 mixed toward gray.

#bbcdce

#bdcbcc

#bfc9ca

#c1c8c8

#c3c6c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c3d0 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#c1c0cf · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#bacfcf · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9ced0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9ced0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b9ced0 (#b9ced0) is rgb(185, 206, 208) in RGB.

No, #b9ced0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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