#b9bebe

Color #b9bebe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.14 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bebe

RGB

rgb(185, 190, 190)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.59, -1.73, -0.6)

LCH

lch(76.59, 1.83, 199.13)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0055, 196.8)

HWB

hwb(180, 72.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb9b9

Analogous

#b9bebb

#b9bebe

#b9bbbe

Triadic

#b9bebe

#beb9be

#bebeb9

Split-complementary

#b9bebe

#beb9bb

#bebbb9

Tetradic

#b9bebe

#b9b9be

#beb9b9

#bebeb9

Square

#b9bebe

#bbb9be

#beb9b9

#bbbeb9

Shades

Color #b9bebe mixed toward black.

#99a0a0

#788282

#5a6161

#3c4141

#1e2020

Tints

Color #b9bebe mixed toward white.

#c5c9c9

#d0d4d4

#dcdede

#e8e9e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bebe mixed toward gray.

#b9bebe

#babdbd

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbe · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbe · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b9bebe · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bebe]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b9bebe (#b9bebe) is rgb(185, 190, 190) in RGB.

No, #b9bebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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