#b8b7bb

Color #b8b7bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.8 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b7bb

RGB

rgb(184, 183, 187)

HSL

hsl(255, 2.9%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.6, 1.1, -1.9)

LCH

lch(74.6, 2.2, 300.07)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0056, 297.47)

HWB

hwb(255, 71.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babbb7

Analogous

#b7b8bb

#b8b7bb

#bab7bb

Triadic

#b8b7bb

#bbb8b7

#b7bbb8

Split-complementary

#b8b7bb

#bbbab7

#b8bbb7

Tetradic

#b8b7bb

#bbb7ba

#babbb7

#b7bbb8

Square

#b8b7bb

#bbb7b8

#babbb7

#b7bbba

Shades

Color #b8b7bb mixed toward black.

#99979d

#79787f

#5b5a5f

#3d3c3f

#1e1e20

Tints

Color #b8b7bb mixed toward white.

#c4c3c6

#d0cfd2

#dbdbdd

#e7e7e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b8b7bb mixed toward gray.

#b8b7bb

#b8b8ba

#b9b8ba

#b9b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ba · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b8ba · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b8b9b9 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 2.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b7bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b7bb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b8b7bb (#b8b7bb) is rgb(184, 183, 187) in RGB.

No, #b8b7bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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