#b8c9ce

Color #b8c9ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.87 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8c9ce

RGB

rgb(184, 201, 206)

HSL

hsl(193.6, 18.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.6, 10.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.85, -4.76, -4.46)

LCH

lch(79.85, 6.52, 223.14)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0198, 217.22)

HWB

hwb(193.6, 72.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cebdb8

Analogous

#b8cec8

#b8c9ce

#b8bece

Triadic

#b8c9ce

#ceb8c9

#c9ceb8

Split-complementary

#b8c9ce

#ceb8be

#cec8b8

Tetradic

#b8c9ce

#bdb8ce

#cebdb8

#c9ceb8

Square

#b8c9ce

#c8b8ce

#cebdb8

#beceb8

Shades

Color #b8c9ce mixed toward black.

#92acb3

#6b8f99

#506b73

#35484d

#1b2426

Tints

Color #b8c9ce mixed toward white.

#c4d2d6

#d0dbde

#dce4e7

#e7edef

#f3f6f7

Tones

Color #b8c9ce mixed toward gray.

#bac8cc

#bcc7ca

#bec6c9

#bfc5c7

#c1c4c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0cd · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#bfbdcd · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#b9cccc · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8c9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8c9ce]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b8c9ce (#b8c9ce) is rgb(184, 201, 206) in RGB.

No, #b8c9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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