#b9bdc6

Color #b9bdc6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.15 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b9bdc6

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 198)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 10.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 6.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 4.5%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(76.55, 0.34, -5.01)

LCH

lch(76.55, 5.02, 273.88)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0134, 266.58)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 72.5%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c2b9

Analogous

#b9c3c6

#b9bdc6

#bcb9c6

Triadic

#b9bdc6

#c6b9bd

#bdc6b9

Split-complementary

#b9bdc6

#c6bcb9

#c3c6b9

Tetradic

#b9bdc6

#c2b9c6

#c6c2b9

#bdc6b9

Square

#b9bdc6

#c6b9c3

#c6c2b9

#b9c6bc

Shades

Color #b9bdc6 mixed toward black.

#969ca9

#737b8d

#565c6a

#393d46

#1d1f23

Tints

Color #b9bdc6 mixed toward white.

#c5c8cf

#d0d3d9

#dcdee2

#e8e9ec

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b9bdc6 mixed toward gray.

#babdc5

#bbbec4

#bcbec3

#bdbfc2

#bebfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc4 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bbbac3 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b9c2c2 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bdc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bdc6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9bdc6 (#b9bdc6) is rgb(185, 189, 198) in RGB.

No, #b9bdc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b9bdc6, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast