#b2b4bc

Color #b2b4bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.03 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b4bc

RGB

rgb(178, 180, 188)

HSL

hsl(228, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.38, 0.84, -4.3)

LCH

lch(73.38, 4.38, 281.05)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0115, 274.97)

HWB

hwb(228, 69.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbab2

Analogous

#b2b9bc

#b2b4bc

#b5b2bc

Triadic

#b2b4bc

#bcb2b4

#b4bcb2

Split-complementary

#b2b4bc

#bcb5b2

#b9bcb2

Tetradic

#b2b4bc

#bab2bc

#bcbab2

#b4bcb2

Square

#b2b4bc

#bcb2b9

#bcbab2

#b2bcb5

Shades

Color #b2b4bc mixed toward black.

#9294a0

#727582

#555862

#393b41

#1c1d21

Tints

Color #b2b4bc mixed toward white.

#bfc1c7

#cccdd2

#d9dade

#e5e6e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b2b4bc mixed toward gray.

#b3b5bb

#b4b5ba

#b5b6ba

#b5b6b9

#b6b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ba · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b3b3ba · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b2b9b8 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b4bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b4bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b2b4bc (#b2b4bc) is rgb(178, 180, 188) in RGB.

No, #b2b4bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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