#b5bfbf

Color #b5bfbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.81 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bfbf

RGB

rgb(181, 191, 191)

HSL

hsl(180, 7.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 5.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.59, -3.44, -1.19)

LCH

lch(76.59, 3.64, 199.08)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0111, 196.8)

HWB

hwb(180, 71%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb5b5

Analogous

#b5bfba

#b5bfbf

#b5babf

Triadic

#b5bfbf

#bfb5bf

#bfbfb5

Split-complementary

#b5bfbf

#bfb5ba

#bfbab5

Tetradic

#b5bfbf

#b5b5bf

#bfb5b5

#bfbfb5

Square

#b5bfbf

#bab5bf

#bfb5b5

#babfb5

Shades

Color #b5bfbf mixed toward black.

#94a2a2

#738585

#566464

#3a4242

#1d2121

Tints

Color #b5bfbf mixed toward white.

#c1caca

#ced4d4

#dadfdf

#e6eaea

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b5bfbf mixed toward gray.

#b6bebe

#b7bdbd

#b7bcbc

#b8bcbc

#b9bbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9babf · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b8bf · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#b6bfbf · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bfbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bfbf]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b5bfbf (#b5bfbf) is rgb(181, 191, 191) in RGB.

No, #b5bfbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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