#b0b2bb

Color #b0b2bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.01 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b2bb

RGB

rgb(176, 178, 187)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 7.5%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 5.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.67, 1.04, -4.82)

LCH

lch(72.67, 4.93, 282.18)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.013, 276.19)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 69%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb9b0

Analogous

#b0b8bb

#b0b2bb

#b4b0bb

Triadic

#b0b2bb

#bbb0b2

#b2bbb0

Split-complementary

#b0b2bb

#bbb4b0

#b8bbb0

Tetradic

#b0b2bb

#b9b0bb

#bbb9b0

#b2bbb0

Square

#b0b2bb

#bbb0b8

#bbb9b0

#b0bbb4

Shades

Color #b0b2bb mixed toward black.

#90929f

#707382

#545662

#383a41

#1c1d21

Tints

Color #b0b2bb mixed toward white.

#bdbfc6

#caccd2

#d8d9dd

#e5e5e8

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b0b2bb mixed toward gray.

#b1b3ba

#b2b3b9

#b3b4b8

#b4b4b7

#b5b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b9 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b8 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#b0b7b7 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b2bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b2bb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b0b2bb (#b0b2bb) is rgb(176, 178, 187) in RGB.

No, #b0b2bb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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