#b8b7bf

Color #b8b7bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.27 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b7bf

RGB

rgb(184, 183, 191)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 5.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 4.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(74.71, 1.86, -3.92)

LCH

lch(74.71, 4.34, 295.38)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0112, 291.99)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 71.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebfb7

Analogous

#b7babf

#b8b7bf

#bcb7bf

Triadic

#b8b7bf

#bfb8b7

#b7bfb8

Split-complementary

#b8b7bf

#bfbcb7

#babfb7

Tetradic

#b8b7bf

#bfb7be

#bebfb7

#b7bfb8

Square

#b8b7bf

#bfb7ba

#bebfb7

#b7bfbc

Shades

Color #b8b7bf mixed toward black.

#9796a2

#777584

#595863

#3c3b42

#1e1d21

Tints

Color #b8b7bf mixed toward white.

#c4c3ca

#d0cfd4

#dbdbdf

#e7e7ea

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b8b7bf mixed toward gray.

#b8b8be

#b9b8be

#b9b9bd

#bababc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bd · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b8bd · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b8bcbb · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b7bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b7bf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8b7bf (#b8b7bf) is rgb(184, 183, 191) in RGB.

No, #b8b7bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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