#b8bbbd

Color #b8bbbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.52 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bbbd

RGB

rgb(184, 187, 189)

HSL

hsl(204, 3.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 2.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.7, -0.67, -1.37)

LCH

lch(75.7, 1.53, 243.94)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0044, 237.03)

HWB

hwb(204, 72.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbab8

Analogous

#b8bdbc

#b8bbbd

#b8b8bd

Triadic

#b8bbbd

#bdb8bb

#bbbdb8

Split-complementary

#b8bbbd

#bdb8b8

#bdbcb8

Tetradic

#b8bbbd

#bab8bd

#bdbab8

#bbbdb8

Square

#b8bbbd

#bcb8bd

#bdbab8

#b8bdb8

Shades

Color #b8bbbd mixed toward black.

#989c9f

#787d81

#5a5e61

#3c3f40

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #b8bbbd mixed toward white.

#c4c6c8

#d0d2d3

#dbddde

#e7e8e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b8bbbd mixed toward gray.

#b8bbbc

#b9bbbc

#babbbb

#bababb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bd · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b9b9bc · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b8bcbc · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bbbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bbbd]

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Frequently asked questions

#b8bbbd (#b8bbbd) is rgb(184, 187, 189) in RGB.

No, #b8bbbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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