#b8bbc9

Color #b8bbc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bbc9

RGB

rgb(184, 187, 201)

HSL

hsl(229.4, 13.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.4, 8.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.04, 1.68, -7.4)

LCH

lch(76.04, 7.59, 282.79)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.02, 276.31)

HWB

hwb(229.4, 72.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c6b8

Analogous

#b8c4c9

#b8bbc9

#beb8c9

Triadic

#b8bbc9

#c9b8bb

#bbc9b8

Split-complementary

#b8bbc9

#c9beb8

#c4c9b8

Tetradic

#b8bbc9

#c6b8c9

#c9c6b8

#bbc9b8

Square

#b8bbc9

#c9b8c4

#c9c6b8

#b8c9be

Shades

Color #b8bbc9 mixed toward black.

#9498ad

#6f7592

#53586d

#373b49

#1c1d24

Tints

Color #b8bbc9 mixed toward white.

#c4c6d2

#d0d2db

#dcdde4

#e7e8ed

#f3f4f6

Tones

Color #b8bbc9 mixed toward gray.

#b9bcc8

#bbbdc6

#bcbec5

#bebfc3

#bfc0c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c6 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#b9b9c5 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b8c3c3 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bbc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bbc9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8bbc9 (#b8bbc9) is rgb(184, 187, 201) in RGB.

No, #b8bbc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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