#b0aec0

Color #b0aec0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b0aec0

RGB

rgb(176, 174, 192)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 12.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 9.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 9.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(71.76, 4.21, -8.9)

LCH

lch(71.76, 9.85, 295.32)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0256, 290.84)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 68.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec0ae

Analogous

#aeb5c0

#b0aec0

#b9aec0

Triadic

#b0aec0

#c0b0ae

#aec0b0

Split-complementary

#b0aec0

#c0b9ae

#b5c0ae

Tetradic

#b0aec0

#c0aebe

#bec0ae

#aec0b0

Square

#b0aec0

#c0aeb5

#bec0ae

#aec0b9

Shades

Color #b0aec0 mixed toward black.

#8f8ca5

#6e6b89

#535067

#373545

#1c1b22

Tints

Color #b0aec0 mixed toward white.

#bdbccb

#cac9d5

#d8d7e0

#e5e4ea

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b0aec0 mixed toward gray.

#b1b0bf

#b2b1bd

#b4b3bc

#b5b4ba

#b6b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbc · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#afafbb · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#b0b8b8 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 8.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0aec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0aec0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b0aec0 (#b0aec0) is rgb(176, 174, 192) in RGB.

No, #b0aec0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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