#b0b0ba

Color #b0b0ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.15 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b0ba

RGB

rgb(176, 176, 186)

HSL

hsl(240, 6.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 5.4%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.11, 1.92, -5.09)

LCH

lch(72.11, 5.44, 290.67)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0141, 286)

HWB

hwb(240, 69%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babab0

Analogous

#b0b5ba

#b0b0ba

#b5b0ba

Triadic

#b0b0ba

#bab0b0

#b0bab0

Split-complementary

#b0b0ba

#bab5b0

#b5bab0

Tetradic

#b0b0ba

#bab0ba

#babab0

#b0bab0

Square

#b0b0ba

#bab0b5

#babab0

#b0bab5

Shades

Color #b0b0ba mixed toward black.

#90909e

#707081

#545461

#383840

#1c1c20

Tints

Color #b0b0ba mixed toward white.

#bdbdc6

#cacad1

#d8d8dd

#e5e5e8

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b0b0ba mixed toward gray.

#b1b1b9

#b2b2b8

#b3b3b8

#b3b3b7

#b4b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b8 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b7 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#b0b6b5 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b0ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b0ba]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b0b0ba (#b0b0ba) is rgb(176, 176, 186) in RGB.

No, #b0b0ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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