#b2bdc1

Color #b2bdc1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bdc1

RGB

rgb(178, 189, 193)

HSL

hsl(196, 10.8%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 7.8%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 2.1%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(75.89, -3, -3.32)

LCH

lch(75.89, 4.47, 227.9)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0135, 221.39)

HWB

hwb(196, 69.8%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1b6b2

Analogous

#b2c1bd

#b2bdc1

#b2b5c1

Triadic

#b2bdc1

#c1b2bd

#bdc1b2

Split-complementary

#b2bdc1

#c1b2b5

#c1bdb2

Tetradic

#b2bdc1

#b6b2c1

#c1b6b2

#bdc1b2

Square

#b2bdc1

#bdb2c1

#c1b6b2

#b5c1b2

Shades

Color #b2bdc1 mixed toward black.

#90a0a5

#6e8289

#536167

#374144

#1c2022

Tints

Color #b2bdc1 mixed toward white.

#bfc8cb

#ccd3d6

#d8dee0

#e5e9ea

#f2f4f5

Tones

Color #b2bdc1 mixed toward gray.

#b3bcc0

#b4bcbe

#b6bbbd

#b7bbbc

#b8babb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c0 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b5c0 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b3bfbf · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bdc1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bdc1]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#b2bdc1 (#b2bdc1) is rgb(178, 189, 193) in RGB.

No, #b2bdc1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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