#b5c6ce

Color #b5c6ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c6ce

RGB

rgb(181, 198, 206)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 20.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 12.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(78.85, -4.16, -5.97)

LCH

lch(78.85, 7.28, 235.13)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0218, 227.6)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 71%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cebdb5

Analogous

#b5ceca

#b5c6ce

#b5bace

Triadic

#b5c6ce

#ceb5c6

#c6ceb5

Split-complementary

#b5c6ce

#ceb5ba

#cecab5

Tetradic

#b5c6ce

#bdb5ce

#cebdb5

#c6ceb5

Square

#b5c6ce

#cab5ce

#cebdb5

#baceb5

Shades

Color #b5c6ce mixed toward black.

#8ea8b4

#678a9b

#4d6874

#33454e

#1a2327

Tints

Color #b5c6ce mixed toward white.

#c1d0d6

#ced9de

#dae3e7

#e6ecef

#f3f6f7

Tones

Color #b5c6ce mixed toward gray.

#b7c5cc

#b9c5ca

#bbc4c8

#bdc3c6

#bfc2c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdcc · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbacc · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#b6cbca · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c6ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c6ce]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b5c6ce (#b5c6ce) is rgb(181, 198, 206) in RGB.

No, #b5c6ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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