#b1b7c1

Color #b1b7c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.74 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b7c1

RGB

rgb(177, 183, 193)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 11.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 8.3%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 5.2%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(74.23, -0.13, -5.78)

LCH

lch(74.23, 5.78, 268.71)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0157, 260.84)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 69.4%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1bbb1

Analogous

#b1bfc1

#b1b7c1

#b3b1c1

Triadic

#b1b7c1

#c1b1b7

#b7c1b1

Split-complementary

#b1b7c1

#c1b3b1

#bfc1b1

Tetradic

#b1b7c1

#bbb1c1

#c1bbb1

#b7c1b1

Square

#b1b7c1

#c1b1bf

#c1bbb1

#b1c1b3

Shades

Color #b1b7c1 mixed toward black.

#8f97a6

#6d7889

#525a67

#373c45

#1b1e22

Tints

Color #b1b7c1 mixed toward white.

#bec3cb

#cbcfd6

#d8dbe0

#e5e7ea

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b1b7c1 mixed toward gray.

#b2b7c0

#b4b8be

#b5b8bd

#b6b8bc

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4bf · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b3b3be · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b1bdbc · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b7c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b7c1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1b7c1 (#b1b7c1) is rgb(177, 183, 193) in RGB.

No, #b1b7c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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