#b9bbbf

Color #b9bbbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bbbf

RGB

rgb(185, 187, 191)

HSL

hsl(220, 4.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 3.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.83, 0.06, -2.26)

LCH

lch(75.83, 2.26, 271.52)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.006, 264.29)

HWB

hwb(220, 72.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbdb9

Analogous

#b9bebf

#b9bbbf

#bab9bf

Triadic

#b9bbbf

#bfb9bb

#bbbfb9

Split-complementary

#b9bbbf

#bfbab9

#bebfb9

Tetradic

#b9bbbf

#bdb9bf

#bfbdb9

#bbbfb9

Square

#b9bbbf

#bfb9be

#bfbdb9

#b9bfba

Shades

Color #b9bbbf mixed toward black.

#989ba1

#787b83

#5a5d62

#3c3e41

#1e1f21

Tints

Color #b9bbbf mixed toward white.

#c5c6ca

#d0d2d4

#dcdddf

#e8e8ea

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bbbf mixed toward gray.

#b9bbbe

#babbbe

#babbbd

#bbbcbd

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababe · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#bababe · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b9bdbd · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bbbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bbbf]

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

#b9bbbf (#b9bbbf) is rgb(185, 187, 191) in RGB.

No, #b9bbbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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