#b1b2ba

Color #b1b2ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b2ba

RGB

rgb(177, 178, 186)

HSL

hsl(233.3, 6.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.3, 4.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.72, 1.18, -4.19)

LCH

lch(72.72, 4.35, 285.73)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0114, 280.62)

HWB

hwb(233.3, 69.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab9b1

Analogous

#b1b7ba

#b1b2ba

#b5b1ba

Triadic

#b1b2ba

#bab1b2

#b2bab1

Split-complementary

#b1b2ba

#bab5b1

#b7bab1

Tetradic

#b1b2ba

#b9b1ba

#bab9b1

#b2bab1

Square

#b1b2ba

#bab1b7

#bab9b1

#b1bab5

Shades

Color #b1b2ba mixed toward black.

#91929e

#727380

#555660

#393a40

#1c1d20

Tints

Color #b1b2ba mixed toward white.

#bebfc6

#cbccd1

#d8d9dd

#e5e5e8

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b1b2ba mixed toward gray.

#b2b3b9

#b3b3b9

#b3b4b8

#b4b4b7

#b5b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b8 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b8 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#b1b7b6 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b2ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b2ba]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b1b2ba (#b1b2ba) is rgb(177, 178, 186) in RGB.

No, #b1b2ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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