Information about #B9C9CA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9C9CA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 201, 202) — 72.5% red, 78.8% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B9C9CA is a gently muted aqua cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC). Slightly further away sit Quarter Powder Blue (#BEC6C8) and Jet Stream (#BBD0C9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(185, 201, 202)), which gives #B9C9CA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. #B9C9CA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9C9CA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B9C9CA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9C9CA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9C9CA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9C9CA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B9C9CA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B9C9CA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Jet Stream color link
Jet Stream

#BBD0C9

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Half Periglacial Blue color link
Half Periglacial Blue

#BFC8C4

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Faded Ash color link
Faded Ash

#C4CDC7

Paris White color link
Paris White

#BFCDC0

#B9C9CA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9C9CA
  • RGB185, 201, 202
  • CMYK7, 0, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(185, 201, 202)
  • HSL184°, 14%, 76%
  • HSL Precise183.529°, 13.821%, 75.882%
  • HSV184°, 8%, 79%
  • HSB184°, 8%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.788, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.788, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.788, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9C9CA
  • DECIMAL ID12175818
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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