#b2b4b5

Color #b2b4b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.04 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b4b5

RGB

rgb(178, 180, 181)

HSL

hsl(200, 2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 1.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 0.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(73.18, -0.51, -0.75)

LCH

lch(73.18, 0.91, 235.78)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0027, 228.01)

HWB

hwb(200, 69.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b3b2

Analogous

#b2b5b5

#b2b4b5

#b2b3b5

Triadic

#b2b4b5

#b5b2b4

#b4b5b2

Split-complementary

#b2b4b5

#b5b2b3

#b5b5b2

Tetradic

#b2b4b5

#b3b2b5

#b5b3b2

#b4b5b2

Square

#b2b4b5

#b5b2b5

#b5b3b2

#b3b5b2

Shades

Color #b2b4b5 mixed toward black.

#939698

#75787a

#585a5c

#3b3c3d

#1d1e1f

Tints

Color #b2b4b5 mixed toward white.

#bfc1c1

#cccdce

#d9dada

#e5e6e6

#f2f3f3

Tones

Color #b2b4b5 mixed toward gray.

#b2b4b5

#b3b4b5

#b3b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b5 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b3b3b5 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b2b5b5 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b4b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b4b5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b2b4b5 (#b2b4b5) is rgb(178, 180, 181) in RGB.

No, #b2b4b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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