#B2B9BE#B2B9BE
#B2B9BE is a light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.011 H 238.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2B9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 185, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 8%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 6%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -1.46, -3.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 3.67, 246.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.18% -0.0055 -0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.18% 0.011 238.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0015, 47.8802, 55.5762) |
| Luminance | 0.4788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 2.45
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 4.26
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 5.55
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.56
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 5.97
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2B9BE #BEB7B2
analogous
#B2BEBD #B2B9BE #B2B3BE
triadic
#B2B9BE #BEB2B9 #B9BEB2
tetradic
#B2B9BE #BDB2BE #BEB7B2 #B3BEB2
square
#B2B9BE #BDB2BE #BEB7B2 #B3BEB2
split-complementary
#B2B9BE #BEB2B3 #BEBDB2
monochromatic
#707D85 #919BA2 #B2B9BE #D3D7DA #EEF0F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#B2B9BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#B2B9BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2B9BE
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2B9BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2B9BE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B9BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B7BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFBABB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2b9be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 185, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.011 238.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9ced1',
500: '#b2b9be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2b9be; $custom-light: #c9ced1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2b9be",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 185,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205,
"s": 8.451,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78175,
"c": 0.01058,
"h": 238.5
},
"luminance": 0.47881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2B9BE
secondary
#E7E5E4
accent
#6D5392
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F8F9F9
border
#D1D2D2
text
#131314
muted
#828282