#B9C0C6

Accessibility

AAA

11.42:1

Vs white / black

1.84:1 · 11.42:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b9c0c6

RGB

rgb(185, 192, 198)

RGBA

rgba(185, 192, 198, 1)

HSL

hsl(208, 10%, 75%)

HSLA

hsla(208, 10%, 75%, 1)

HSV

hsv(208, 7%, 78%)

LAB

lab(77.33% -1.26 -3.85)

LCH

lch(77.33% 4.05 251.88)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8041 -0.0051 -0.0103)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8041 0.0115 243.66)

XYZ

xyz(49.05, 52.09, 60.89)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 22%)

CSS

color: #b9c0c6;

CSS variable

--color-b9c0c6: #b9c0c6;

SCSS

$color-b9c0c6: #b9c0c6;

JavaScript

const color = "#b9c0c6";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b9c0c6";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b9c0c6" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b9c0c6", "rgb": { "r": 185, "g": 192, "b": 198 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8041 0.0115 243.66)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b9c0c6-1: #b9c0c6;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-300

Very different · ΔE 5.52 · #D1D5DB

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.92 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.97 · #B0BEC5

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 13.58 · #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.

50eaf7ff 100ddeaf5 200cad6e1 300b3c0ca 40097a3ad 5007c8892 60067727b 700505b64 8003b454e 900273039 950131c23

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f9fafa f3f5f6 eeeff1 e8eaec e2e5e7 dce0e3 d6dade d0d5d9 cbd0d4 c5cbd0 bfc5cb b9c0c6 aab0b6 9aa0a5 8b9095 7b8084 6c7073 5d6063 4d5052 3e4042 2e3032 1f2021 0f1011

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9fafa f3f5f6 eeeff1 e8eaec e2e5e7 dce0e3 d6dade d0d5d9 cbd0d4 c5cbd0 bfc5cb

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

aab0b6 9aa0a5 8b9095 7b8084 6c7073 5d6063 4d5052 3e4042 2e3032 1f2021 0f1011

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b4bbc0 b0b5ba abb0b5 a6abaf a1a5a9 9da0a3 989b9d 939597 8e9092 8a8b8c 858586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B9C0C6Stop 1 #C6BFB9Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B9C6C5Stop 1 #B9C0C6Stop 2 #B9B9C6Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B9C0C6Stop 1 #C6B9C0Stop 2 #C0C6B9Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B9C0C6Stop 1 #C6B9B9Stop 2 #C6C5B9Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2E3338Stop 1 #505A62Stop 2 #73808CStop 3 #9DA6AFStop 4 #C7CCD1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b9c0c6 works

#B9C0C6 (#b9c0c6) sits in the light blue family at about 208° hue, 10% saturation, and 75% lightness. Contrast is 1.84:1 on white and 11.42:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-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 #b9c0c6 as small body text on white — 1.84:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Silver#BDC3C7 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4

Where #b9c0c6 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b9c0c6 as small body text on white — 1.84:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.