#b8babd

Color #b8babd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.87 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8babd

RGB

rgb(184, 186, 189)

HSL

hsl(216, 3.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 2.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.44, -0.13, -1.76)

LCH

lch(75.44, 1.76, 265.78)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0048, 257.99)

HWB

hwb(216, 72.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbbb8

Analogous

#b8bcbd

#b8babd

#b8b8bd

Triadic

#b8babd

#bdb8ba

#babdb8

Split-complementary

#b8babd

#bdb8b8

#bcbdb8

Tetradic

#b8babd

#bbb8bd

#bdbbb8

#babdb8

Square

#b8babd

#bdb8bc

#bdbbb8

#b8bdb8

Shades

Color #b8babd mixed toward black.

#989b9f

#787b81

#5a5d61

#3c3e40

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #b8babd mixed toward white.

#c4c5c8

#d0d1d3

#dbdcde

#e7e8e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b8babd mixed toward gray.

#b8babc

#b9babc

#bababb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bc · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b9b9bc · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b8bcbc · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8babd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8babd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8babd (#b8babd) is rgb(184, 186, 189) in RGB.

No, #b8babd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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