#b5bbc2

Color #b5bbc2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bbc2

RGB

rgb(181, 187, 194)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 9.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 6.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(75.61, -0.72, -4.25)

LCH

lch(75.61, 4.31, 260.38)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.012, 252.02)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 71%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2bcb5

Analogous

#b5c1c2

#b5bbc2

#b5b5c2

Triadic

#b5bbc2

#c2b5bb

#bbc2b5

Split-complementary

#b5bbc2

#c2b5b5

#c1c2b5

Tetradic

#b5bbc2

#bcb5c2

#c2bcb5

#bbc2b5

Square

#b5bbc2

#c2b5c1

#c2bcb5

#b5c2b5

Shades

Color #b5bbc2 mixed toward black.

#939ba6

#717c89

#555d67

#383e44

#1c1f22

Tints

Color #b5bbc2 mixed toward white.

#c1c6cc

#ced2d6

#dadde0

#e6e8eb

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b5bbc2 mixed toward gray.

#b6bbc1

#b7bbc0

#b8bbbf

#b9bbbe

#babbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c0 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b7c0 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b5bfbf · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bbc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bbc2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b5bbc2 (#b5bbc2) is rgb(181, 187, 194) in RGB.

No, #b5bbc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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