#b2b8c8

Color #b2b8c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b8c8

RGB

rgb(178, 184, 200)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 16.7%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 11%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(74.77, 1.09, -8.79)

LCH

lch(74.77, 8.86, 277.07)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0236, 269.27)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 69.8%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c2b2

Analogous

#b2c3c8

#b2b8c8

#b7b2c8

Triadic

#b2b8c8

#c8b2b8

#b8c8b2

Split-complementary

#b2b8c8

#c8b7b2

#c3c8b2

Tetradic

#b2b8c8

#c2b2c8

#c8c2b2

#b8c8b2

Square

#b2b8c8

#c8b2c3

#c8c2b2

#b2c8b7

Shades

Color #b2b8c8 mixed toward black.

#8d96ae

#697493

#4f576e

#343a4a

#1a1d25

Tints

Color #b2b8c8 mixed toward white.

#bfc4d1

#ccd0da

#d8dbe3

#e5e7ed

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #b2b8c8 mixed toward gray.

#b4b9c6

#b6bac4

#b7bac2

#b9bbc1

#bbbcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c4 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b4c3 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#b2c1c1 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b8c8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2b8c8 (#b2b8c8) is rgb(178, 184, 200) in RGB.

No, #b2b8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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