#b9bbbe

Color #b9bbbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.59 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bbbe

RGB

rgb(185, 187, 190)

HSL

hsl(216, 3.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 2.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.81, -0.13, -1.76)

LCH

lch(75.81, 1.76, 265.78)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0048, 257.99)

HWB

hwb(216, 72.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebcb9

Analogous

#b9bdbe

#b9bbbe

#b9b9be

Triadic

#b9bbbe

#beb9bb

#bbbeb9

Split-complementary

#b9bbbe

#beb9b9

#bdbeb9

Tetradic

#b9bbbe

#bcb9be

#bebcb9

#bbbeb9

Square

#b9bbbe

#beb9bd

#bebcb9

#b9beb9

Shades

Color #b9bbbe mixed toward black.

#999ba0

#787c82

#5a5d61

#3c3e41

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #b9bbbe mixed toward white.

#c5c6c9

#d0d2d4

#dcddde

#e8e8e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bbbe mixed toward gray.

#b9bbbe

#babbbd

#bbbbbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababd · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#bababd · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b9bdbd · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bbbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bbbe]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9bbbe (#b9bbbe) is rgb(185, 187, 190) in RGB.

No, #b9bbbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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