#b1b9bf

Color #b1b9bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.24 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b9bf

RGB

rgb(177, 185, 191)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 9.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 7.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 3.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.7, -1.6, -3.99)

LCH

lch(74.7, 4.3, 248.15)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0124, 239.91)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 69.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb7b1

Analogous

#b1bfbe

#b1b9bf

#b1b2bf

Triadic

#b1b9bf

#bfb1b9

#b9bfb1

Split-complementary

#b1b9bf

#bfb1b2

#bfbeb1

Tetradic

#b1b9bf

#b7b1bf

#bfb7b1

#b9bfb1

Square

#b1b9bf

#beb1bf

#bfb7b1

#b2bfb1

Shades

Color #b1b9bf mixed toward black.

#8f9ba3

#6f7c87

#535d65

#373e43

#1c1f22

Tints

Color #b1b9bf mixed toward white.

#bec5ca

#cbd0d4

#d8dcdf

#e5e8ea

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b1b9bf mixed toward gray.

#b2b9be

#b3b9bd

#b5b9bc

#b6b8ba

#b7b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5be · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b4b3bd · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#b1bcbc · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b9bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b9bf]

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Frequently asked questions

#b1b9bf (#b1b9bf) is rgb(177, 185, 191) in RGB.

No, #b1b9bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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