#b9bac3

Color #b9bac3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.26 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bac3

RGB

rgb(185, 186, 195)

HSL

hsl(234, 7.7%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 5.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(75.68, 1.37, -4.66)

LCH

lch(75.68, 4.86, 286.38)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0126, 280.95)

HWB

hwb(234, 72.5%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c2b9

Analogous

#b9bfc3

#b9bac3

#bdb9c3

Triadic

#b9bac3

#c3b9ba

#bac3b9

Split-complementary

#b9bac3

#c3bdb9

#bfc3b9

Tetradic

#b9bac3

#c2b9c3

#c3c2b9

#bac3b9

Square

#b9bac3

#c3b9bf

#c3c2b9

#b9c3bd

Shades

Color #b9bac3 mixed toward black.

#9798a6

#757788

#585966

#3a3b44

#1d1e22

Tints

Color #b9bac3 mixed toward white.

#c5c5cd

#d0d1d7

#dcdce1

#e8e8eb

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b9bac3 mixed toward gray.

#babbc2

#bbbbc1

#bbbcc0

#bcbdc0

#bdbdbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c1 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b9b9c0 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b9bfbf · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bac3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bac3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b9bac3 (#b9bac3) is rgb(185, 186, 195) in RGB.

No, #b9bac3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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