#b9d2dc

Color #b9d2dc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9d2dc

RGB

rgb(185, 210, 220)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 33.3%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 15.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 4.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(82.69, -6.28, -7.75)

LCH

lch(82.69, 9.98, 230.98)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.0303, 223.93)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 72.5%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc3b9

Analogous

#b9dcd4

#b9d2dc

#b9c0dc

Triadic

#b9d2dc

#dcb9d2

#d2dcb9

Split-complementary

#b9d2dc

#dcb9c0

#dcd4b9

Tetradic

#b9d2dc

#c3b9dc

#dcc3b9

#d2dcb9

Square

#b9d2dc

#d4b9dc

#dcc3b9

#c0dcb9

Shades

Color #b9d2dc mixed toward black.

#8cb5c5

#5f98af

#447487

#2d4d5a

#17272d

Tints

Color #b9d2dc mixed toward white.

#c5d9e2

#d0e1e8

#dce8ed

#e8f0f3

#f3f7f9

Tones

Color #b9d2dc mixed toward gray.

#bcd1d9

#bfcfd6

#c2ced3

#c5cdd0

#c8cccd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c5da · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#c3c1d9 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#bad8d7 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9d2dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9d2dc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9d2dc (#b9d2dc) is rgb(185, 210, 220) in RGB.

No, #b9d2dc 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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