#b7babf

Color #b7babf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.68 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b7babf

RGB

rgb(183, 186, 191)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 5.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 4.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.42, -0.09, -2.89)

LCH

lch(75.42, 2.89, 268.22)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0078, 260.42)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 71.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbcb7

Analogous

#b7bebf

#b7babf

#b8b7bf

Triadic

#b7babf

#bfb7ba

#babfb7

Split-complementary

#b7babf

#bfb8b7

#bebfb7

Tetradic

#b7babf

#bcb7bf

#bfbcb7

#babfb7

Square

#b7babf

#bfb7be

#bfbcb7

#b7bfb8

Shades

Color #b7babf mixed toward black.

#969aa2

#757b84

#585c63

#3b3d42

#1d1f21

Tints

Color #b7babf mixed toward white.

#c3c5ca

#cfd1d4

#dbdcdf

#e7e8ea

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b7babf mixed toward gray.

#b8babe

#b9babd

#babbbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8be · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b8be · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b7bdbd · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 2.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7babf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7babf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b7babf (#b7babf) is rgb(183, 186, 191) in RGB.

No, #b7babf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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