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#B8B9CB Cosmic

#B8B9CB is a light gray named Cosmic. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.5% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(184, 185, 203)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 15% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B8B9CB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.84:1.

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#B8B9CB color conversion

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Variations of #B8B9CB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B8B9CB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B8B9CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8B9CB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4BACA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BBCC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BACC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4BACA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BACB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4BCBF
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7BAC5
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABABF

#B8B9CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#B8B9CB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.84:1 Very good#B8B9CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8B9CB in CSS

/* Cosmic */
.color { color: #B8B9CB; }
.background { background-color: #B8B9CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8B9CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 185 203);
color: hsl(237 15% 76%);
color: oklch(0.791 0.025 283.3);

#B8B9CB FAQ

What color is #B8B9CB?

#B8B9CB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Cosmic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B8B9CB?

#B8B9CB is rgb(184, 185, 203) in RGB, hsl(237, 15%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8B9CB?

The complementary color of #B8B9CB is #CBCAB8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8B9CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8B9CB: 10.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8B9CB a warm or cool color?

#B8B9CB is a neutral color.