#b9c1c5

Color #b9c1c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c1c5

RGB

rgb(185, 193, 197)

HSL

hsl(200, 9.4%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 6.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(77.57, -1.98, -2.96)

LCH

lch(77.57, 3.56, 236.22)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0105, 228.87)

HWB

hwb(200, 72.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5bdb9

Analogous

#b9c5c3

#b9c1c5

#b9bbc5

Triadic

#b9c1c5

#c5b9c1

#c1c5b9

Split-complementary

#b9c1c5

#c5b9bb

#c5c3b9

Tetradic

#b9c1c5

#bdb9c5

#c5bdb9

#c1c5b9

Square

#b9c1c5

#c3b9c5

#c5bdb9

#bbc5b9

Shades

Color #b9c1c5 mixed toward black.

#96a2a8

#73838b

#576268

#3a4246

#1d2123

Tints

Color #b9c1c5 mixed toward white.

#c5cbcf

#d0d6d8

#dce0e2

#e8eaec

#f3f5f5

Tones

Color #b9c1c5 mixed toward gray.

#bac1c4

#bbc0c3

#bcc0c2

#bdc0c1

#bebfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc4 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbbc4 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b9c3c3 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c1c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c1c5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9c1c5 (#b9c1c5) is rgb(185, 193, 197) in RGB.

No, #b9c1c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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