#b5bac1

Color #b5bac1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bac1

RGB

rgb(181, 186, 193)

HSL

hsl(215, 8.8%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 6.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 3.6%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(75.32, -0.39, -4.14)

LCH

lch(75.32, 4.16, 264.62)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0114, 256.82)

HWB

hwb(215, 71%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1bcb5

Analogous

#b5c0c1

#b5bac1

#b6b5c1

Triadic

#b5bac1

#c1b5ba

#bac1b5

Split-complementary

#b5bac1

#c1b6b5

#c0c1b5

Tetradic

#b5bac1

#bcb5c1

#c1bcb5

#bac1b5

Square

#b5bac1

#c1b5c0

#c1bcb5

#b5c1b6

Shades

Color #b5bac1 mixed toward black.

#939aa4

#727b88

#555c66

#393d44

#1c1f22

Tints

Color #b5bac1 mixed toward white.

#c1c5cb

#ced1d6

#dadce0

#e6e8ea

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b5bac1 mixed toward gray.

#b6bac0

#b7babf

#b8babe

#b9bbbd

#babbbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bf · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bf · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b5bebe · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bac1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bac1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5bac1 (#b5bac1) is rgb(181, 186, 193) in RGB.

No, #b5bac1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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