#B2C9CA

Accessibility

AAA

12.1:1

Vs white / black

1.74:1 · 12.1:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b2c9ca

RGB

rgb(178, 201, 202)

RGBA

rgba(178, 201, 202, 1)

HSL

hsl(183, 18%, 75%)

HSLA

hsla(183, 18%, 75%, 1)

HSV

hsv(183, 12%, 79%)

LAB

lab(79.33% -7.53 -3.13)

LCH

lch(79.33% 8.15 202.57)

OKLAB

oklab(0.819 -0.0235 -0.0085)

OKLCH

oklch(0.819 0.025 199.89)

XYZ

xyz(49.90, 55.50, 63.95)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 21%)

CSS

color: #b2c9ca;

CSS variable

--color-b2c9ca: #b2c9ca;

SCSS

$color-b2c9ca: #b2c9ca;

JavaScript

const color = "#b2c9ca";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b2c9ca";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b2c9ca" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b2c9ca", "rgb": { "r": 178, "g": 201, "b": 202 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.819 0.025 199.89)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b2c9ca-1: #b2c9ca;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-300

Very different · ΔE 9.16 · #CBD5E1

Nearest CSS named color

LightBlue

Very different · ΔE 7.02 · #ADD8E6

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-200

Very different · ΔE 5.59 · #B0BEC5

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 14.78 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e6fafa 100d9eced 200c6d8d9 300aec2c3 40090a7a8 500758b8c 600627475 7004d5d5e 800374748 900233233 9500f1d1e

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9fbfb f2f6f6 ecf2f2 e5eded dfe9e9 d9e4e5 d2e0e0 ccdbdc c5d7d7 bfd2d3 b8cece b2c9ca a3b8b9 94a8a8 869798 778687 687576 596565 4a5454 3b4343 2d3233 1e2122 0f1111

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9fbfb f2f6f6 ecf2f2 e5eded dfe9e9 d9e4e5 d2e0e0 ccdbdc c5d7d7 bfd2d3 b8cece

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a3b8b9 94a8a8 869798 778687 687576 596565 4a5454 3b4343 2d3233 1e2122 0f1111

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

aec3c4 aabdbe a6b7b8 a1b1b1 9dabab 99a5a5 959e9f 919899 8d9293 888c8c 848686

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B2C9CAStop 1 #CBB5B4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B4CBC0Stop 1 #B2C9CAStop 2 #B4BECBStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B2C9CAStop 1 #CBB4CAStop 2 #CACBB4Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B2C9CAStop 1 #CBB4BEStop 2 #CBC0B4Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2A3B3CStop 1 #496869Stop 2 #699496Stop 3 #96B4B6Stop 4 #C3D4D5Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b2c9ca works

#B2C9CA (#b2c9ca) sits in the cyan family at about 183° hue, 18% saturation, and 75% lightness. Contrast is 1.74:1 on white and 12.1:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b2c9ca as small body text on white — 1.74:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Freshness, clarity, and innovation. Great for tech accents and clean digital products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Cyan range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 LightBlue#ADD8E6 Silver#BDC3C7 Web Safe #99CCCC#99CCCC Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC PowderBlue#B0E0E6 Material Teal 100#B2DFDB Spectrum #89C2D2#89C2D2 Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Silver#C0C0C0 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC