#b5bebe

Color #b5bebe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bebe

RGB

rgb(181, 190, 190)

HSL

hsl(180, 6.5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 4.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.29, -3.1, -1.08)

LCH

lch(76.29, 3.28, 199.21)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.01, 196.81)

HWB

hwb(180, 71%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb5b5

Analogous

#b5beb9

#b5bebe

#b5b9be

Triadic

#b5bebe

#beb5be

#bebeb5

Split-complementary

#b5bebe

#beb5b9

#beb9b5

Tetradic

#b5bebe

#b5b5be

#beb5b5

#bebeb5

Square

#b5bebe

#b9b5be

#beb5b5

#b9beb5

Shades

Color #b5bebe mixed toward black.

#94a1a1

#748484

#576363

#3a4242

#1d2121

Tints

Color #b5bebe mixed toward white.

#c1c9c9

#ced4d4

#dadede

#e6e9e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b5bebe mixed toward gray.

#b6bdbd

#b6bcbc

#b7bcbc

#b8bbbb

#b9baba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9be · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b8be · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b5bebe · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bebe]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b5bebe (#b5bebe) is rgb(181, 190, 190) in RGB.

No, #b5bebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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