#b5bcbb

Color #b5bcbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bcbb

RGB

rgb(181, 188, 187)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(75.69, -2.61, -0.34)

LCH

lch(75.69, 2.63, 187.42)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.008, 186.5)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb5b6

Analogous

#b5bcb8

#b5bcbb

#b5babc

Triadic

#b5bcbb

#bbb5bc

#bcbbb5

Split-complementary

#b5bcbb

#bcb5ba

#bcb8b5

Tetradic

#b5bcbb

#b5b6bc

#bcb5b6

#bcbbb5

Square

#b5bcbb

#b8b5bc

#bcb5b6

#babcb5

Shades

Color #b5bcbb mixed toward black.

#959f9d

#75817f

#586160

#3a4140

#1d2020

Tints

Color #b5bcbb mixed toward white.

#c1c7c6

#ced2d2

#dadedd

#e6e9e8

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b5bcbb mixed toward gray.

#b6bcbb

#b6bbba

#b7baba

#b7bab9

#b8b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bb · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b7bb · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b5bbbb · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bcbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bcbb]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b5bcbb (#b5bcbb) is rgb(181, 188, 187) in RGB.

No, #b5bcbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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