#b9c0bf

Color #b9c0bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c0bf

RGB

rgb(185, 192, 191)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 5.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 3.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 0.5%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(77.15, -2.6, -0.34)

LCH

lch(77.15, 2.62, 187.45)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0079, 186.58)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 72.5%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0b9ba

Analogous

#b9c0bb

#b9c0bf

#b9bdc0

Triadic

#b9c0bf

#bfb9c0

#c0bfb9

Split-complementary

#b9c0bf

#c0b9bd

#c0bbb9

Tetradic

#b9c0bf

#b9bac0

#c0b9ba

#c0bfb9

Square

#b9c0bf

#bbb9c0

#c0b9ba

#bdc0b9

Shades

Color #b9c0bf mixed toward black.

#98a2a1

#778482

#596362

#3b4241

#1e2121

Tints

Color #b9c0bf mixed toward white.

#c5caca

#d0d5d4

#dcdfdf

#e8eaea

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9c0bf mixed toward gray.

#babfbf

#babfbe

#bbbebe

#bbbebd

#bcbdbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbf · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbbbf · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b9bfbf · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c0bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c0bf]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b9c0bf (#b9c0bf) is rgb(185, 192, 191) in RGB.

No, #b9c0bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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