#b1b1bf

Color #b1b1bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b1bf

RGB

rgb(177, 177, 191)

HSL

hsl(240, 9.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 7.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 7.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.6, 2.72, -7.11)

LCH

lch(72.6, 7.61, 290.93)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0198, 285.87)

HWB

hwb(240, 69.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbfb1

Analogous

#b1b8bf

#b1b1bf

#b8b1bf

Triadic

#b1b1bf

#bfb1b1

#b1bfb1

Split-complementary

#b1b1bf

#bfb8b1

#b8bfb1

Tetradic

#b1b1bf

#bfb1bf

#bfbfb1

#b1bfb1

Square

#b1b1bf

#bfb1b8

#bfbfb1

#b1bfb8

Shades

Color #b1b1bf mixed toward black.

#8f8fa3

#6f6f87

#535365

#373743

#1c1c22

Tints

Color #b1b1bf mixed toward white.

#bebeca

#cbcbd4

#d8d8df

#e5e5ea

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b1b1bf mixed toward gray.

#b2b2be

#b3b3bd

#b5b5bc

#b6b6ba

#b7b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bc · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b1bb · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b1b9b9 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b1bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b1bf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b1b1bf (#b1b1bf) is rgb(177, 177, 191) in RGB.

No, #b1b1bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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