#b8babc

Color #b8babc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.63 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8babc

RGB

rgb(184, 186, 188)

HSL

hsl(210, 2.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 2.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.41, -0.32, -1.25)

LCH

lch(75.41, 1.29, 255.64)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0036, 247.01)

HWB

hwb(210, 72.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbab8

Analogous

#b8bcbc

#b8babc

#b8b8bc

Triadic

#b8babc

#bcb8ba

#babcb8

Split-complementary

#b8babc

#bcb8b8

#bcbcb8

Tetradic

#b8babc

#bab8bc

#bcbab8

#babcb8

Square

#b8babc

#bcb8bc

#bcbab8

#b8bcb8

Shades

Color #b8babc mixed toward black.

#989b9e

#787c80

#5a5d60

#3c3e40

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #b8babc mixed toward white.

#c4c5c7

#d0d1d2

#dbdcdd

#e7e8e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b8babc mixed toward gray.

#b8babc

#b9babb

#bababa

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

#b9b9bc · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9bb · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b8bbbb · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 1.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8babc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8babc]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b8babc (#b8babc) is rgb(184, 186, 188) in RGB.

No, #b8babc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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