#b1b3bf

Color #b1b3bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b3bf

RGB

rgb(177, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 9.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 7.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.12, 1.63, -6.33)

LCH

lch(73.12, 6.54, 284.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0172, 278.37)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 69.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbdb1

Analogous

#b1babf

#b1b3bf

#b6b1bf

Triadic

#b1b3bf

#bfb1b3

#b3bfb1

Split-complementary

#b1b3bf

#bfb6b1

#babfb1

Tetradic

#b1b3bf

#bdb1bf

#bfbdb1

#b3bfb1

Square

#b1b3bf

#bfb1ba

#bfbdb1

#b1bfb6

Shades

Color #b1b3bf mixed toward black.

#8f92a3

#6f7287

#535665

#373943

#1c1d22

Tints

Color #b1b3bf mixed toward white.

#bec0ca

#cbccd4

#d8d9df

#e5e6ea

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b1b3bf mixed toward gray.

#b2b4be

#b3b5bd

#b5b6bc

#b6b6ba

#b7b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bc · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b2bc · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#b1bab9 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b3bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1b3bf (#b1b3bf) is rgb(177, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #b1b3bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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