#B5B9C4

#B5B9C4

Color Values

HEX

#B5B9C4

RGB

181, 185, 196

HSL

224.0, 11.3%, 73.9%

HSV

224.0, 7.7%, 76.9%

CMYK

7.7%, 5.6%, 0.0%, 23.1%

OKLCH

0.786 0.0162 269.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Cadet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B5B9C4

#C4C0B5

Analogous

#B5C0C4

#B8B5C4

#B5B9C4

Triadic

#B5B9C4

#C4B5B9

#B9C4B5

Split Complementary

#B5B9C4

#C4B8B5

#C0C4B5

Tetradic

#B5B9C4

#C4B5C0

#C4C0B5

#B5C4B8

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B5B9C4

Protanopia

#B7B7C1

Deuteranopia

#B6B6C1

Tritanopia

#B5BFBF

Achromatopsia

#B9B9B9

CSS Usage

background-color: #B5B9C4;
color: #B5B9C4;
border-color: #B5B9C4;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F7F8
100
#EBECEF
200
#D7D9DF
300
#BBBFC9
400
#969CAB
500
#71798E
600
#5A6172
700
#484D5B
800
#393C47
900
#2C2E35
950
#1B1D22

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.96:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.7:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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