#b0b8c3

Color #b0b8c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.29 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b8c3

RGB

rgb(176, 184, 195)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 13.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 9.7%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(74.48, -0.6, -6.51)

LCH

lch(74.48, 6.54, 264.73)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.018, 256.2)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 69%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3bbb0

Analogous

#b0c1c3

#b0b8c3

#b1b0c3

Triadic

#b0b8c3

#c3b0b8

#b8c3b0

Split-complementary

#b0b8c3

#c3b1b0

#c1c3b0

Tetradic

#b0b8c3

#bbb0c3

#c3bbb0

#b8c3b0

Square

#b0b8c3

#c3b0c1

#c3bbb0

#b0c3b1

Shades

Color #b0b8c3 mixed toward black.

#8d98a8

#6b798d

#505b69

#353c46

#1b1e23

Tints

Color #b0b8c3 mixed toward white.

#bdc4cd

#cad0d7

#d7dbe1

#e5e7eb

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b0b8c3 mixed toward gray.

#b1b8c1

#b3b8c0

#b5b9be

#b6b9bd

#b8b9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c0 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b2c0 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#b0bebe · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b8c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b8c3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b0b8c3 (#b0b8c3) is rgb(176, 184, 195) in RGB.

No, #b0b8c3 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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