#b7b7bd

Color #b7b7bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.5 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b7bd

RGB

rgb(183, 183, 189)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.58, 1.13, -3.04)

LCH

lch(74.58, 3.24, 290.39)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0084, 285.85)

HWB

hwb(240, 71.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbdb7

Analogous

#b7babd

#b7b7bd

#bab7bd

Triadic

#b7b7bd

#bdb7b7

#b7bdb7

Split-complementary

#b7b7bd

#bdbab7

#babdb7

Tetradic

#b7b7bd

#bdb7bd

#bdbdb7

#b7bdb7

Square

#b7b7bd

#bdb7ba

#bdbdb7

#b7bdba

Shades

Color #b7b7bd mixed toward black.

#97979f

#777781

#595961

#3b3b41

#1e1e20

Tints

Color #b7b7bd mixed toward white.

#c3c3c8

#cfcfd3

#dbdbde

#e7e7e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b7b7bd mixed toward gray.

#b7b7bc

#b8b8bc

#b8b8bb

#b9b9bb

#b9b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bc · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bb · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b7baba · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b7bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b7bd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b7b7bd (#b7b7bd) is rgb(183, 183, 189) in RGB.

No, #b7b7bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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