#b9e3dd

Color #b9e3dd

A moderately saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class teal-100 #cbfbf1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9e3dd

RGB

rgb(185, 227, 221)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 42.9%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 18.5%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 0%, 2.6%, 11%)

LAB

lab(87.23, -14.78, -1.59)

LCH

lch(87.23, 14.87, 186.14)

OKLCH

oklch(88.4%, 0.0444, 185.81)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 72.5%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3b9bf

Analogous

#b9e3c8

#b9e3dd

#b9d4e3

Triadic

#b9e3dd

#ddb9e3

#e3ddb9

Split-complementary

#b9e3dd

#e3b9d4

#e3c8b9

Tetradic

#b9e3dd

#b9bfe3

#e3b9bf

#e3ddb9

Square

#b9e3dd

#c8b9e3

#e3b9bf

#d4e3b9

Shades

Color #b9e3dd mixed toward black.

#88cfc5

#57bcad

#3b9387

#27625a

#14312d

Tints

Color #b9e3dd mixed toward white.

#c5e8e3

#d0ece8

#dcf1ee

#e8f6f4

#f3faf9

Tones

Color #b9e3dd mixed toward gray.

#bde0db

#c0dcd8

#c4d9d6

#c7d5d3

#cbd2d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcdde · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#cac7df · ΔE 22.6

Tritanopia

#bbe0e0 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9e3dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9e3dd]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b9e3dd (#b9e3dd) is rgb(185, 227, 221) in RGB.

No, #b9e3dd 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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