#b9dbce

Color #b9dbce

A muted light green.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-100 #d0fae5 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9dbce

RGB

rgb(185, 219, 206)

HSL

hsl(157.1, 32.1%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157.1, 15.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 0%, 5.9%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(84.71, -13.72, 2.65)

LCH

lch(84.71, 13.97, 169.07)

OKLCH

oklch(86.3%, 0.0401, 170.23)

HWB

hwb(157.1, 72.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbb9c6

Analogous

#b9dbbd

#b9dbce

#b9d7db

Triadic

#b9dbce

#ceb9db

#dbceb9

Split-complementary

#b9dbce

#dbb9d7

#dbbdb9

Tetradic

#b9dbce

#b9c6db

#dbb9c6

#dbceb9

Square

#b9dbce

#bdb9db

#dbb9c6

#d7dbb9

Shades

Color #b9dbce mixed toward black.

#8cc4af

#60ad90

#45856d

#2e5948

#172c24

Tints

Color #b9dbce mixed toward white.

#c5e1d6

#d0e7de

#dcede6

#e8f3ef

#f3f9f7

Tones

Color #b9dbce mixed toward gray.

#bcd8cd

#bfd5cd

#c1d2cc

#c4d0cb

#c7cdcb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9d1 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#c7c4d2 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#bbd4d4 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9dbce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9dbce]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#b9dbce (#b9dbce) is rgb(185, 219, 206) in RGB.

No, #b9dbce 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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