#b9bbbc

Color #b9bbbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.15 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bbbc

RGB

rgb(185, 187, 188)

HSL

hsl(200, 2.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 1.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.75, -0.51, -0.75)

LCH

lch(75.75, 0.91, 235.78)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0026, 229.64)

HWB

hwb(200, 72.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbab9

Analogous

#b9bcbb

#b9bbbc

#b9b9bc

Triadic

#b9bbbc

#bcb9bb

#bbbcb9

Split-complementary

#b9bbbc

#bcb9b9

#bcbbb9

Tetradic

#b9bbbc

#bab9bc

#bcbab9

#bbbcb9

Square

#b9bbbc

#bbb9bc

#bcbab9

#b9bcb9

Shades

Color #b9bbbc mixed toward black.

#999c9e

#7a7d7f

#5b5e5f

#3d3f40

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #b9bbbc mixed toward white.

#c5c6c7

#d0d2d2

#dcdddd

#e8e8e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bbbc mixed toward gray.

#b9bbbc

#b9bbbb

#babbbb

#bababb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababc · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bababc · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b9bcbc · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bbbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bbbc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9bbbc (#b9bbbc) is rgb(185, 187, 188) in RGB.

No, #b9bbbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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