#b5b9bd

Color #b5b9bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b9bd

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 189)

HSL

hsl(210, 5.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 4.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.95, -0.63, -2.51)

LCH

lch(74.95, 2.59, 255.91)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0072, 248.05)

HWB

hwb(210, 71%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb9b5

Analogous

#b5bdbd

#b5b9bd

#b5b5bd

Triadic

#b5b9bd

#bdb5b9

#b9bdb5

Split-complementary

#b5b9bd

#bdb5b5

#bdbdb5

Tetradic

#b5b9bd

#b9b5bd

#bdb9b5

#b9bdb5

Square

#b5b9bd

#bdb5bd

#bdb9b5

#b5bdb5

Shades

Color #b5b9bd mixed toward black.

#949aa0

#747b82

#575c62

#3a3e41

#1d1f21

Tints

Color #b5b9bd mixed toward white.

#c1c5c8

#ced0d3

#dadcde

#e6e8e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b5b9bd mixed toward gray.

#b6b9bc

#b7b9bb

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bc · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b6bc · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b5bbbb · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b9bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b9bd]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b5b9bd (#b5b9bd) is rgb(181, 185, 189) in RGB.

No, #b5b9bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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