#b2b8c2

Color #b2b8c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b8c2

RGB

rgb(178, 184, 194)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 11.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 8.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 5.2%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(74.6, -0.13, -5.77)

LCH

lch(74.6, 5.77, 268.71)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0157, 260.84)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 69.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2bcb2

Analogous

#b2c0c2

#b2b8c2

#b4b2c2

Triadic

#b2b8c2

#c2b2b8

#b8c2b2

Split-complementary

#b2b8c2

#c2b4b2

#c0c2b2

Tetradic

#b2b8c2

#bcb2c2

#c2bcb2

#b8c2b2

Square

#b2b8c2

#c2b2c0

#c2bcb2

#b2c2b4

Shades

Color #b2b8c2 mixed toward black.

#8f98a7

#6e788a

#525a68

#373c45

#1b1e23

Tints

Color #b2b8c2 mixed toward white.

#bfc4cc

#ccd0d6

#d8dbe0

#e5e7eb

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b2b8c2 mixed toward gray.

#b3b8c1

#b5b9bf

#b6b9be

#b7b9bd

#b9babb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c0 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b4b4bf · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b2bebd · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b8c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b8c2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2b8c2 (#b2b8c2) is rgb(178, 184, 194) in RGB.

No, #b2b8c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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