#b0afb3

Color #b0afb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.28 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b0afb3

RGB

rgb(176, 175, 179)

HSL

hsl(255, 2.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 2.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(71.65, 1.11, -1.92)

LCH

lch(71.65, 2.22, 300.03)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0058, 297.9)

HWB

hwb(255, 68.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b3af

Analogous

#afb0b3

#b0afb3

#b2afb3

Triadic

#b0afb3

#b3b0af

#afb3b0

Split-complementary

#b0afb3

#b3b2af

#b0b3af

Tetradic

#b0afb3

#b3afb2

#b2b3af

#afb3b0

Square

#b0afb3

#b3afb0

#b2b3af

#afb3b2

Shades

Color #b0afb3 mixed toward black.

#929196

#747379

#57565b

#3a393d

#1d1d1e

Tints

Color #b0afb3 mixed toward white.

#bdbcc0

#cacacc

#d7d7d9

#e5e4e6

#f2f2f2

Tones

Color #b0afb3 mixed toward gray.

#b0afb3

#b0b0b2

#b1b0b2

#b1b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b2 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b2 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b0b1b1 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0afb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0afb3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b0afb3 (#b0afb3) is rgb(176, 175, 179) in RGB.

No, #b0afb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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