#b2b8bb

Color #b2b8bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b8bb

RGB

rgb(178, 184, 187)

HSL

hsl(200, 6.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 4.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.4, -1.51, -2.25)

LCH

lch(74.4, 2.71, 236.13)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0079, 229.09)

HWB

hwb(200, 69.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb5b2

Analogous

#b2bbba

#b2b8bb

#b2b4bb

Triadic

#b2b8bb

#bbb2b8

#b8bbb2

Split-complementary

#b2b8bb

#bbb2b4

#bbbab2

Tetradic

#b2b8bb

#b5b2bb

#bbb5b2

#b8bbb2

Square

#b2b8bb

#bab2bb

#bbb5b2

#b4bbb2

Shades

Color #b2b8bb mixed toward black.

#929a9f

#727c81

#565d61

#393e41

#1d1f20

Tints

Color #b2b8bb mixed toward white.

#bfc4c6

#ccd0d2

#d9dcdd

#e5e7e8

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b2b8bb mixed toward gray.

#b3b8ba

#b4b8ba

#b4b7b9

#b5b7b8

#b6b7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ba · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b2baba · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b8bb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b2b8bb (#b2b8bb) is rgb(178, 184, 187) in RGB.

No, #b2b8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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