#b5c9c8

Color #b5c9c8

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.4 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c9c8

RGB

rgb(181, 201, 200)

HSL

hsl(177, 15.6%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177, 10%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 0%, 0.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.48, -6.95, -1.81)

LCH

lch(79.48, 7.18, 194.6)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0218, 193.01)

HWB

hwb(177, 71%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9b5b6

Analogous

#b5c9be

#b5c9c8

#b5c0c9

Triadic

#b5c9c8

#c8b5c9

#c9c8b5

Split-complementary

#b5c9c8

#c9b5c0

#c9beb5

Tetradic

#b5c9c8

#b5b6c9

#c9b5b6

#c9c8b5

Square

#b5c9c8

#beb5c9

#c9b5b6

#c0c9b5

Shades

Color #b5c9c8 mixed toward black.

#90aead

#6b9391

#516e6d

#364a49

#1b2524

Tints

Color #b5c9c8 mixed toward white.

#c1d2d1

#cedbda

#dae4e3

#e6eded

#f3f6f6

Tones

Color #b5c9c8 mixed toward gray.

#b7c7c6

#b8c6c5

#bac4c3

#bcc2c2

#bdc1c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec8 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#bdbbc8 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#b6c8c8 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c9c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c9c8]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#b5c9c8 (#b5c9c8) is rgb(181, 201, 200) in RGB.

No, #b5c9c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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