RGB
rgb(159, 183, 188)
HSL
hsl(190, 18%, 68%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.1:1Fail
on black
10:1AA
About this color
Cerulean Silk Muted (#9FB7BC) belongs to the blue family — hue 190°, 18% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-cerulean-silk-muted: #9FB7BC; --colorarchive-cerulean-silk-muted-hsl: hsl(190, 18%, 68%); --colorarchive-cerulean-silk-muted-rgb: rgb(159, 183, 188); }
Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Lighter companion
Cerulean Bloom Muted
#B7C9CD · hsl(190, 18%, 76%)
Darker companion
Cerulean Tone Muted
#87A5AB · hsl(190, 18%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Ruby Silk Muted
#BCA49F · hsl(10, 18%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Sapphire Silk Muted
#9FADBC · hsl(210, 18%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Lagoon Silk Muted
#9FBCB7 · hsl(170, 18%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Peony Silk Muted
#BC9FB7 · hsl(310, 18%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Honey Silk Muted
#B7BC9F · hsl(70, 18%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Garnet Silk Muted
#BC9FA9 · hsl(340, 18%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Apricot Silk Muted
#BCB29F · hsl(40, 18%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Cerulean Silk Muted #9FB7BC Lighter companion: Cerulean Bloom Muted #B7C9CD Darker companion: Cerulean Tone Muted #87A5AB Complementary counterpoint: Ruby Silk Muted #BCA49F Analogous lead: Sapphire Silk Muted #9FADBC Analogous echo: Lagoon Silk Muted #9FBCB7 Triadic +120°: Peony Silk Muted #BC9FB7 Triadic +240°: Honey Silk Muted #B7BC9F Split-comp +150°: Garnet Silk Muted #BC9FA9 Split-comp +210°: Apricot Silk Muted #BCB29F
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Cerulean Tone Muted
#87A5AB · hsl(190, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Bloom Muted
#B7C9CD · hsl(190, 18%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Silk Soft
#92C0C9 · hsl(190, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Radiant Muted
#75989F · hsl(190, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Aqua Silk Muted
#9FBCBC · hsl(180, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Azure Silk Muted
#9FB2BC · hsl(200, 18%, 68%)
Accessible pairings
Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.
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