#b8bebf

Color #b8bebf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.53 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bebf

RGB

rgb(184, 190, 191)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 5.2%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 3.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.54, -1.88, -1.23)

LCH

lch(76.54, 2.25, 213.19)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0068, 208.81)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 72.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb9b8

Analogous

#b8bfbc

#b8bebf

#b8babf

Triadic

#b8bebf

#bfb8be

#bebfb8

Split-complementary

#b8bebf

#bfb8ba

#bfbcb8

Tetradic

#b8bebf

#b9b8bf

#bfb9b8

#bebfb8

Square

#b8bebf

#bcb8bf

#bfb9b8

#babfb8

Shades

Color #b8bebf mixed toward black.

#97a0a1

#768283

#596163

#3b4142

#1e2021

Tints

Color #b8bebf mixed toward white.

#c4c9ca

#d0d4d4

#dbdedf

#e7e9ea

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b8bebf mixed toward gray.

#b8bebe

#b9bdbe

#babdbd

#babcbd

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbf · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#bababf · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#b8bfbf · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bebf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#b8bebf (#b8bebf) is rgb(184, 190, 191) in RGB.

No, #b8bebf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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