#b9bdc3

Color #b9bdc3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.72 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bdc3

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 195)

HSL

hsl(216, 7.7%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 5.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(76.47, -0.24, -3.5)

LCH

lch(76.47, 3.51, 266.08)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0096, 258.57)

HWB

hwb(216, 72.5%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3bfb9

Analogous

#b9c2c3

#b9bdc3

#bab9c3

Triadic

#b9bdc3

#c3b9bd

#bdc3b9

Split-complementary

#b9bdc3

#c3bab9

#c2c3b9

Tetradic

#b9bdc3

#bfb9c3

#c3bfb9

#bdc3b9

Square

#b9bdc3

#c3b9c2

#c3bfb9

#b9c3ba

Shades

Color #b9bdc3 mixed toward black.

#979da6

#757d88

#585e66

#3a3e44

#1d1f22

Tints

Color #b9bdc3 mixed toward white.

#c5c8cd

#d0d3d7

#dcdee1

#e8e9eb

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b9bdc3 mixed toward gray.

#babdc2

#bbbdc1

#bbbdc0

#bcbec0

#bdbebf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc2 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbac1 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b9c0c0 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bdc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bdc3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9bdc3 (#b9bdc3) is rgb(185, 189, 195) in RGB.

No, #b9bdc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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