#B9C1BB

Accessibility

AAA

11.41:1

Vs white / black

1.84:1 · 11.41:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b9c1bb

RGB

rgb(185, 193, 187)

RGBA

rgba(185, 193, 187, 1)

HSL

hsl(135, 6%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(135, 6%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(135, 4%, 76%)

LAB

lab(77.31% -3.88 2.06)

LCH

lch(77.31% 4.39 152.03)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8029 -0.0109 0.0054)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8029 0.0122 153.65)

XYZ

xyz(48.05, 52.04, 54.52)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 24%)

CSS

color: #b9c1bb;

CSS variable

--color-b9c1bb: #b9c1bb;

SCSS

$color-b9c1bb: #b9c1bb;

JavaScript

const color = "#b9c1bb";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b9c1bb";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b9c1bb" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b9c1bb", "rgb": { "r": 185, "g": 193, "b": 187 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8029 0.0122 153.65)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b9c1bb-1: #b9c1bb;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-300

Very different · ΔE 7.51 · #D4D4D4

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 5.43 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 5.44 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 14.28 · #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.

50ebf9ef 100deece2 200cbd8ce 300b4c2b8 40098a59c 5007d8a81 60068746b 700515d54 8003c473f 90027322a 950131d16

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f9faf9 f3f5f4 eef0ee e8eae8 e2e5e3 dce0dd d6dbd7 d0d6d2 cbd1cc c5cbc6 bfc6c1 b9c1bb aab1ab 9aa19c 8b918c 7b817d 6c716d 5d615e 4d504e 3e403e 2e302f 1f201f 0f1010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9faf9 f3f5f4 eef0ee e8eae8 e2e5e3 dce0dd d6dbd7 d0d6d2 cbd1cc c5cbc6 bfc6c1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

aab1ab 9aa19c 8b918c 7b817d 6c716d 5d615e 4d504e 3e403e 2e302f 1f201f 0f1010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b4bcb6 b0b6b1 abb1ac a6aba7 a1a6a2 9da19e 989b99 939694 8e908f 8a8b8a 858585

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B9C1BBStop 1 #C1B9BFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BBC1B9Stop 1 #B9C1BBStop 2 #B9C1BFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B9C1BBStop 1 #BBB9C1Stop 2 #C1BBB9Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B9C1BBStop 1 #BFB9C1Stop 2 #C1B9BBStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303631Stop 1 #545F57Stop 2 #78877CStop 3 #A0ABA3Stop 4 #C9CFCAStop 5

Using this color

Where #b9c1bb works

#B9C1BB (#b9c1bb) sits in the grey family at about 135° hue, 6% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 1.84:1 on white and 11.41:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-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 #b9c1bb 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: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey 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#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#BDC3C7 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB

Where #b9c1bb works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b9c1bb 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.