#b1b2b3

Color #b1b2b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.34 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b2b3

RGB

rgb(177, 178, 179)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 1.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.52, -0.16, -0.63)

LCH

lch(72.52, 0.65, 255.75)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0018, 247.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 69.4%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b2b1

Analogous

#b1b3b3

#b1b2b3

#b1b1b3

Triadic

#b1b2b3

#b3b1b2

#b2b3b1

Split-complementary

#b1b2b3

#b3b1b1

#b3b3b1

Tetradic

#b1b2b3

#b2b1b3

#b3b2b1

#b2b3b1

Square

#b1b2b3

#b3b1b3

#b3b2b1

#b1b3b1

Shades

Color #b1b2b3 mixed toward black.

#939496

#757778

#58595a

#3b3b3c

#1d1e1e

Tints

Color #b1b2b3 mixed toward white.

#bebfc0

#cbcccc

#d8d8d9

#e5e5e6

#f2f2f2

Tones

Color #b1b2b3 mixed toward gray.

#b1b2b3

#b1b2b2

#b2b2b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b3 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b3 · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#b1b3b3 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 0.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b2b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b2b3]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b1b2b3 (#b1b2b3) is rgb(177, 178, 179) in RGB.

No, #b1b2b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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