#b0b0b5

Color #b0b0b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.85 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b0b5

RGB

rgb(176, 176, 181)

HSL

hsl(240, 3.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 2.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.97, 0.95, -2.55)

LCH

lch(71.97, 2.72, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0071, 286.39)

HWB

hwb(240, 69%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b5b0

Analogous

#b0b3b5

#b0b0b5

#b3b0b5

Triadic

#b0b0b5

#b5b0b0

#b0b5b0

Split-complementary

#b0b0b5

#b5b3b0

#b3b5b0

Tetradic

#b0b0b5

#b5b0b5

#b5b5b0

#b0b5b0

Square

#b0b0b5

#b5b0b3

#b5b5b0

#b0b5b3

Shades

Color #b0b0b5 mixed toward black.

#919198

#73737b

#56565c

#3a3a3d

#1d1d1f

Tints

Color #b0b0b5 mixed toward white.

#bdbdc1

#cacace

#d7d7da

#e5e5e6

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #b0b0b5 mixed toward gray.

#b0b0b5

#b1b1b4

#b2b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b4 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b4 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#b0b3b3 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b0b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b0b5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b0b0b5 (#b0b0b5) is rgb(176, 176, 181) in RGB.

No, #b0b0b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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