#b8bcc4

Color #b8bcc4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.77 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bcc4

RGB

rgb(184, 188, 196)

HSL

hsl(220, 9.2%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 6.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(76.16, 0.15, -4.51)

LCH

lch(76.16, 4.51, 271.9)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0122, 264.34)

HWB

hwb(220, 72.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c0b8

Analogous

#b8c2c4

#b8bcc4

#bab8c4

Triadic

#b8bcc4

#c4b8bc

#bcc4b8

Split-complementary

#b8bcc4

#c4bab8

#c2c4b8

Tetradic

#b8bcc4

#c0b8c4

#c4c0b8

#bcc4b8

Square

#b8bcc4

#c4b8c2

#c4c0b8

#b8c4ba

Shades

Color #b8bcc4 mixed toward black.

#959ba7

#737b8a

#565c68

#393d45

#1d1f23

Tints

Color #b8bcc4 mixed toward white.

#c4c7ce

#d0d2d8

#dbdde1

#e7e9eb

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b8bcc4 mixed toward gray.

#b9bcc3

#babdc2

#bbbdc1

#bcbdc0

#bdbebf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac2 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bab9c2 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b8c1c0 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bcc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bcc4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8bcc4 (#b8bcc4) is rgb(184, 188, 196) in RGB.

No, #b8bcc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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