#b2b2ba

Color #b2b2ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.61 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b2ba

RGB

rgb(178, 178, 186)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.5%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.3%, 72.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(72.79, 1.53, -4.06)

LCH

lch(72.79, 4.34, 290.65)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0112, 286.02)

HWB

hwb(240, 69.8%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babab2

Analogous

#b2b6ba

#b2b2ba

#b6b2ba

Triadic

#b2b2ba

#bab2b2

#b2bab2

Split-complementary

#b2b2ba

#bab6b2

#b6bab2

Tetradic

#b2b2ba

#bab2ba

#babab2

#b2bab2

Square

#b2b2ba

#bab2b6

#babab2

#b2bab6

Shades

Color #b2b2ba mixed toward black.

#92929d

#737380

#565660

#393940

#1d1d20

Tints

Color #b2b2ba mixed toward white.

#bfbfc6

#ccccd1

#d9d9dd

#e5e5e8

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b2b2ba mixed toward gray.

#b3b3b9

#b4b4b8

#b5b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b8 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b2b2b8 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b2b7b6 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b2ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b2ba]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b2b2ba (#b2b2ba) is rgb(178, 178, 186) in RGB.

No, #b2b2ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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