#b9bec9

Color #b9bec9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bec9

RGB

rgb(185, 190, 201)

HSL

hsl(221.2, 12.9%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.2, 8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.9, 0.4, -6.12)

LCH

lch(76.9, 6.13, 273.74)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0164, 266.16)

HWB

hwb(221.2, 72.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c4b9

Analogous

#b9c6c9

#b9bec9

#bcb9c9

Triadic

#b9bec9

#c9b9be

#bec9b9

Split-complementary

#b9bec9

#c9bcb9

#c6c9b9

Tetradic

#b9bec9

#c4b9c9

#c9c4b9

#bec9b9

Square

#b9bec9

#c9b9c6

#c9c4b9

#b9c9bc

Shades

Color #b9bec9 mixed toward black.

#959cad

#707b91

#545c6d

#383d49

#1c1f24

Tints

Color #b9bec9 mixed toward white.

#c5c9d2

#d0d4db

#dcdfe4

#e8e9ed

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b9bec9 mixed toward gray.

#babfc8

#bcbfc6

#bdc0c5

#bec0c4

#c0c1c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc6 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbbc6 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b9c4c4 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bec9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bec9]

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

#b9bec9 (#b9bec9) is rgb(185, 190, 201) in RGB.

No, #b9bec9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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