#b1b2bb

Color #b1b2bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.02 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b2bb

RGB

rgb(177, 178, 187)

HSL

hsl(234, 6.8%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 5.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.74, 1.38, -4.7)

LCH

lch(72.74, 4.9, 286.36)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0127, 280.87)

HWB

hwb(234, 69.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbab1

Analogous

#b1b7bb

#b1b2bb

#b5b1bb

Triadic

#b1b2bb

#bbb1b2

#b2bbb1

Split-complementary

#b1b2bb

#bbb5b1

#b7bbb1

Tetradic

#b1b2bb

#bab1bb

#bbbab1

#b2bbb1

Square

#b1b2bb

#bbb1b7

#bbbab1

#b1bbb5

Shades

Color #b1b2bb mixed toward black.

#91929f

#717382

#555661

#393941

#1c1d20

Tints

Color #b1b2bb mixed toward white.

#bebfc6

#cbccd2

#d8d9dd

#e5e5e8

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b1b2bb mixed toward gray.

#b2b3ba

#b3b3b9

#b4b4b9

#b4b5b8

#b5b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b9 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b8 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b1b7b7 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b2bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b2bb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b1b2bb (#b1b2bb) is rgb(177, 178, 187) in RGB.

No, #b1b2bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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