#b1bbbb

Color #b1bbbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1bbbb

RGB

rgb(177, 187, 187)

HSL

hsl(180, 6.8%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 5.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.12, -3.45, -1.2)

LCH

lch(75.12, 3.65, 199.18)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0111, 196.8)

HWB

hwb(180, 69.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb1b1

Analogous

#b1bbb6

#b1bbbb

#b1b6bb

Triadic

#b1bbbb

#bbb1bb

#bbbbb1

Split-complementary

#b1bbbb

#bbb1b6

#bbb6b1

Tetradic

#b1bbbb

#b1b1bb

#bbb1b1

#bbbbb1

Square

#b1bbbb

#b6b1bb

#bbb1b1

#b6bbb1

Shades

Color #b1bbbb mixed toward black.

#919f9f

#718282

#556161

#394141

#1c2020

Tints

Color #b1bbbb mixed toward white.

#bec6c6

#cbd2d2

#d8dddd

#e5e8e8

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b1bbbb mixed toward gray.

#b2baba

#b3b9b9

#b4b9b9

#b4b8b8

#b5b7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b6bb · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b5b4bb · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#b2bbbb · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1bbbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1bbbb]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b1bbbb (#b1bbbb) is rgb(177, 187, 187) in RGB.

No, #b1bbbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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