#b1b2b5

Color #b1b2b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.73 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b2b5

RGB

rgb(177, 178, 181)

HSL

hsl(225, 2.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 2.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 1.7%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.58, 0.22, -1.65)

LCH

lch(72.58, 1.66, 277.59)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0044, 271.3)

HWB

hwb(225, 69.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b4b1

Analogous

#b1b4b5

#b1b2b5

#b2b1b5

Triadic

#b1b2b5

#b5b1b2

#b2b5b1

Split-complementary

#b1b2b5

#b5b2b1

#b4b5b1

Tetradic

#b1b2b5

#b4b1b5

#b5b4b1

#b2b5b1

Square

#b1b2b5

#b5b1b4

#b5b4b1

#b1b5b2

Shades

Color #b1b2b5 mixed toward black.

#929498

#74767a

#57585c

#3a3b3d

#1d1d1f

Tints

Color #b1b2b5 mixed toward white.

#bebfc1

#cbccce

#d8d9da

#e5e5e6

#f2f2f3

Tones

Color #b1b2b5 mixed toward gray.

#b1b2b5

#b2b2b4

#b2b3b4

#b3b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b4 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b4 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#b1b4b4 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b2b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b2b5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1b2b5 (#b1b2b5) is rgb(177, 178, 181) in RGB.

No, #b1b2b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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