#b0b3bc

Color #b0b3bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.22 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b3bc

RGB

rgb(176, 179, 188)

HSL

hsl(225, 8.2%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 6.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.96, 0.69, -4.94)

LCH

lch(72.96, 4.99, 277.95)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0132, 271.3)

HWB

hwb(225, 69%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb9b0

Analogous

#b0b9bc

#b0b3bc

#b3b0bc

Triadic

#b0b3bc

#bcb0b3

#b3bcb0

Split-complementary

#b0b3bc

#bcb3b0

#b9bcb0

Tetradic

#b0b3bc

#b9b0bc

#bcb9b0

#b3bcb0

Square

#b0b3bc

#bcb0b9

#bcb9b0

#b0bcb3

Shades

Color #b0b3bc mixed toward black.

#8f93a0

#6f7483

#545762

#383a42

#1c1d21

Tints

Color #b0b3bc mixed toward white.

#bdc0c7

#caccd2

#d8d9de

#e5e6e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b0b3bc mixed toward gray.

#b1b4bb

#b2b4ba

#b3b5b9

#b4b5b8

#b5b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ba · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b9 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b0b8b8 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b3bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b3bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b0b3bc (#b0b3bc) is rgb(176, 179, 188) in RGB.

No, #b0b3bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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