#b7b8bf

Color #b7b8bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b8bf

RGB

rgb(183, 184, 191)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 5.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 4.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.89, 0.98, -3.66)

LCH

lch(74.89, 3.79, 284.99)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0099, 279.84)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 71.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbeb7

Analogous

#b7bcbf

#b7b8bf

#bab7bf

Triadic

#b7b8bf

#bfb7b8

#b8bfb7

Split-complementary

#b7b8bf

#bfbab7

#bcbfb7

Tetradic

#b7b8bf

#beb7bf

#bfbeb7

#b8bfb7

Square

#b7b8bf

#bfb7bc

#bfbeb7

#b7bfba

Shades

Color #b7b8bf mixed toward black.

#9697a2

#757784

#585963

#3b3c42

#1d1e21

Tints

Color #b7b8bf mixed toward white.

#c3c4ca

#cfd0d4

#dbdbdf

#e7e7ea

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b7b8bf mixed toward gray.

#b8b8be

#b8b9be

#b9b9bd

#bababc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bd · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bd · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#b7bcbc · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b8bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b7b8bf (#b7b8bf) is rgb(183, 184, 191) in RGB.

No, #b7b8bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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