#B9C8BC#B9C8BC
#B9C8BC is a light, muted green. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.023 H 151.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9C8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 200, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 12%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 8%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.5%, 0%, 6%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.19, -7.37, 4.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.19, 8.51, 150.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.79% -0.0205 0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.79% 0.023 151.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7372, 55.2532, 55.6118) |
| Luminance | 0.5525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.04
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 7.82
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.40
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 10.03
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 10.96
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 11.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9C8BC #C8B9C5
analogous
#BDC8B9 #B9C8BC #B9C8C3
triadic
#B9C8BC #BCB9C8 #C8BCB9
tetradic
#B9C8BC #B9BDC8 #C8B9C5 #C8C3B9
square
#B9C8BC #B9BDC8 #C8B9C5 #C8C3B9
split-complementary
#B9C8BC #C3B9C8 #C8B9BD
monochromatic
#74927A #97AD9B #B9C8BC #DBE3DD #EEF2EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#B9C8BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.05
#B9C8BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9C8BC
12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9C8BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9C8BC | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.05 | 12.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C5BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C3BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7C7C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9c8bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 200, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.023 151.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced8d0',
500: '#b9c8bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9c8bc; $custom-light: #ced8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9c8bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 200,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 132,
"s": 12,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81785,
"c": 0.0233,
"h": 151.6
},
"luminance": 0.55254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9C8BC
secondary
#9C8998
accent
#4F8896
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FAFBFB
border
#D3D4D4
text
#131414
muted
#838383