#b1b2bf

Color #b1b2bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.94 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b2bf

RGB

rgb(177, 178, 191)

HSL

hsl(235.7, 9.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.7, 7.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.86, 2.17, -6.72)

LCH

lch(72.86, 7.06, 287.9)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0184, 282.53)

HWB

hwb(235.7, 69.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbeb1

Analogous

#b1b9bf

#b1b2bf

#b7b1bf

Triadic

#b1b2bf

#bfb1b2

#b2bfb1

Split-complementary

#b1b2bf

#bfb7b1

#b9bfb1

Tetradic

#b1b2bf

#beb1bf

#bfbeb1

#b2bfb1

Square

#b1b2bf

#bfb1b9

#bfbeb1

#b1bfb7

Shades

Color #b1b2bf mixed toward black.

#8f91a3

#6f7087

#535465

#373843

#1c1c22

Tints

Color #b1b2bf mixed toward white.

#bebfca

#cbccd4

#d8d9df

#e5e5ea

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b1b2bf mixed toward gray.

#b2b3be

#b3b4bd

#b5b5bc

#b6b6ba

#b7b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bc · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b1bb · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b1bab9 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b2bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b2bf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b1b2bf (#b1b2bf) is rgb(177, 178, 191) in RGB.

No, #b1b2bf 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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