#b1b1b5

Color #b1b1b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.76 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b1b5

RGB

rgb(177, 177, 181)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.31, 0.76, -2.04)

LCH

lch(72.31, 2.18, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0056, 286.5)

HWB

hwb(240, 69.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b5b1

Analogous

#b1b3b5

#b1b1b5

#b3b1b5

Triadic

#b1b1b5

#b5b1b1

#b1b5b1

Split-complementary

#b1b1b5

#b5b3b1

#b3b5b1

Tetradic

#b1b1b5

#b5b1b5

#b5b5b1

#b1b5b1

Square

#b1b1b5

#b5b1b3

#b5b5b1

#b1b5b3

Shades

Color #b1b1b5 mixed toward black.

#929298

#74747a

#57575c

#3a3a3d

#1d1d1f

Tints

Color #b1b1b5 mixed toward white.

#bebec1

#cbcbce

#d8d8da

#e5e5e6

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #b1b1b5 mixed toward gray.

#b1b1b5

#b2b2b4

#b3b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b4 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b4 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#b1b3b3 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b1b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b1b5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b1b1b5 (#b1b1b5) is rgb(177, 177, 181) in RGB.

No, #b1b1b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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