#b5bbbc

Color #b5bbbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.19 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bbbc

RGB

rgb(181, 187, 188)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.45, -1.89, -1.23)

LCH

lch(75.45, 2.25, 213.06)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0068, 208.81)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb6b5

Analogous

#b5bcba

#b5bbbc

#b5b8bc

Triadic

#b5bbbc

#bcb5bb

#bbbcb5

Split-complementary

#b5bbbc

#bcb5b8

#bcbab5

Tetradic

#b5bbbc

#b6b5bc

#bcb6b5

#bbbcb5

Square

#b5bbbc

#bab5bc

#bcb6b5

#b8bcb5

Shades

Color #b5bbbc mixed toward black.

#959d9f

#757f81

#586061

#3a4041

#1d2020

Tints

Color #b5bbbc mixed toward white.

#c1c6c7

#ced2d2

#daddde

#e6e8e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b5bbbc mixed toward gray.

#b6bbbc

#b6babb

#b7baba

#b7b9ba

#b8b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bc · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bc · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#b5bcbc · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bbbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bbbc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#b5bbbc (#b5bbbc) is rgb(181, 187, 188) in RGB.

No, #b5bbbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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