#b8bbbb

Color #b8bbbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.33 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bbbb

RGB

rgb(184, 187, 187)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(75.65, -1.04, -0.37)

LCH

lch(75.65, 1.1, 199.58)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0034, 197.35)

HWB

hwb(180, 72.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb8b8

Analogous

#b8bbb9

#b8bbbb

#b8b9bb

Triadic

#b8bbbb

#bbb8bb

#bbbbb8

Split-complementary

#b8bbbb

#bbb8b9

#bbb9b8

Tetradic

#b8bbbb

#b8b8bb

#bbb8b8

#bbbbb8

Square

#b8bbbb

#b9b8bb

#bbb8b8

#b9bbb8

Shades

Color #b8bbbb mixed toward black.

#989d9d

#797e7e

#5b5f5f

#3c3f3f

#1e2020

Tints

Color #b8bbbb mixed toward white.

#c4c6c6

#d0d2d2

#dbdddd

#e7e8e8

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b8bbbb mixed toward gray.

#b8bbbb

#b8baba

#b9baba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bb · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b9b9bb · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#b8bbbb · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 1.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bbbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bbbb]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b8bbbb (#b8bbbb) is rgb(184, 187, 187) in RGB.

No, #b8bbbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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