#b2bdbe

Color #b2bdbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bdbe

RGB

rgb(178, 189, 190)

HSL

hsl(185, 8.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185, 6.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.81, -3.59, -1.81)

LCH

lch(75.81, 4.02, 206.76)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0123, 203.44)

HWB

hwb(185, 69.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb3b2

Analogous

#b2beb9

#b2bdbe

#b2b7be

Triadic

#b2bdbe

#beb2bd

#bdbeb2

Split-complementary

#b2bdbe

#beb2b7

#beb9b2

Tetradic

#b2bdbe

#b3b2be

#beb3b2

#bdbeb2

Square

#b2bdbe

#b9b2be

#beb3b2

#b7beb2

Shades

Color #b2bdbe mixed toward black.

#91a1a2

#708385

#546364

#384243

#1c2121

Tints

Color #b2bdbe mixed toward white.

#bfc8c9

#ccd3d4

#d9dedf

#e5e9e9

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b2bdbe mixed toward gray.

#b3bcbd

#b4bbbc

#b5bbbb

#b6baba

#b7b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7be · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b5be · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b3bebe · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bdbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bdbe]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b2bdbe (#b2bdbe) is rgb(178, 189, 190) in RGB.

No, #b2bdbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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