#b1b5b5

Color #b1b5b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.39 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b5b5

RGB

rgb(177, 181, 181)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.2%, 71%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.37, -1.4, -0.49)

LCH

lch(73.37, 1.48, 199.29)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0045, 196.82)

HWB

hwb(180, 69.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b1b1

Analogous

#b1b5b3

#b1b5b5

#b1b3b5

Triadic

#b1b5b5

#b5b1b5

#b5b5b1

Split-complementary

#b1b5b5

#b5b1b3

#b5b3b1

Tetradic

#b1b5b5

#b1b1b5

#b5b1b1

#b5b5b1

Square

#b1b5b5

#b3b1b5

#b5b1b1

#b3b5b1

Shades

Color #b1b5b5 mixed toward black.

#929898

#747a7a

#575c5c

#3a3d3d

#1d1f1f

Tints

Color #b1b5b5 mixed toward white.

#bec1c1

#cbcece

#d8dada

#e5e6e6

#f2f3f3

Tones

Color #b1b5b5 mixed toward gray.

#b1b5b5

#b2b4b4

#b3b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b5 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b2b5 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b1b5b5 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 2.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b5b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b5b5]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b1b5b5 (#b1b5b5) is rgb(177, 181, 181) in RGB.

No, #b1b5b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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