#b8c3c9

Color #b8c3c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.04 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8c3c9

RGB

rgb(184, 195, 201)

HSL

hsl(201.2, 13.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.2, 8.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 3%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.13, -2.59, -4.3)

LCH

lch(78.13, 5.02, 238.94)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0149, 231.28)

HWB

hwb(201.2, 72.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9beb8

Analogous

#b8c9c7

#b8c3c9

#b8bbc9

Triadic

#b8c3c9

#c9b8c3

#c3c9b8

Split-complementary

#b8c3c9

#c9b8bb

#c9c7b8

Tetradic

#b8c3c9

#beb8c9

#c9beb8

#c3c9b8

Square

#b8c3c9

#c7b8c9

#c9beb8

#bbc9b8

Shades

Color #b8c3c9 mixed toward black.

#94a4ad

#6f8592

#53646d

#374349

#1c2124

Tints

Color #b8c3c9 mixed toward white.

#c4cdd2

#d0d7db

#dce1e4

#e7ebed

#f3f5f6

Tones

Color #b8c3c9 mixed toward gray.

#b9c3c8

#bbc2c6

#bcc2c5

#bec1c3

#bfc1c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc8 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbbc7 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#b9c6c6 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8c3c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8c3c9]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#b8c3c9 (#b8c3c9) is rgb(184, 195, 201) in RGB.

No, #b8c3c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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