#b0b3bd

Color #b0b3bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b3bd

RGB

rgb(176, 179, 189)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 9%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 6.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.99, 0.89, -5.44)

LCH

lch(72.99, 5.51, 279.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0146, 272.74)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 69%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbab0

Analogous

#b0babd

#b0b3bd

#b4b0bd

Triadic

#b0b3bd

#bdb0b3

#b3bdb0

Split-complementary

#b0b3bd

#bdb4b0

#babdb0

Tetradic

#b0b3bd

#bab0bd

#bdbab0

#b3bdb0

Square

#b0b3bd

#bdb0ba

#bdbab0

#b0bdb4

Shades

Color #b0b3bd mixed toward black.

#8f93a1

#6f7485

#535764

#373a42

#1c1d21

Tints

Color #b0b3bd mixed toward white.

#bdc0c8

#caccd3

#d8d9de

#e5e6e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b0b3bd mixed toward gray.

#b1b4bc

#b2b4bb

#b3b5ba

#b4b5b9

#b5b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bb · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b1ba · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b0b9b8 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b3bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b3bd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b0b3bd (#b0b3bd) is rgb(176, 179, 189) in RGB.

No, #b0b3bd 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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