#b1b7c4

Color #b1b7c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b7c4

RGB

rgb(177, 183, 196)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 13.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 9.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 6.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(74.32, 0.48, -7.29)

LCH

lch(74.32, 7.31, 273.77)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0196, 265.91)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 69.4%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4beb1

Analogous

#b1c0c4

#b1b7c4

#b4b1c4

Triadic

#b1b7c4

#c4b1b7

#b7c4b1

Split-complementary

#b1b7c4

#c4b4b1

#c0c4b1

Tetradic

#b1b7c4

#beb1c4

#c4beb1

#b7c4b1

Square

#b1b7c4

#c4b1c0

#c4beb1

#b1c4b4

Shades

Color #b1b7c4 mixed toward black.

#8d96a9

#6b768e

#50586a

#353b47

#1b1d23

Tints

Color #b1b7c4 mixed toward white.

#bec3ce

#cbcfd8

#d8dbe1

#e5e7eb

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b1b7c4 mixed toward gray.

#b2b7c2

#b4b8c1

#b6b9bf

#b7b9be

#b9babc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c1 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c0 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b1bfbe · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b7c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b7c4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1b7c4 (#b1b7c4) is rgb(177, 183, 196) in RGB.

No, #b1b7c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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