#b1bec9

Color #b1bec9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1bec9

RGB

rgb(177, 190, 201)

HSL

hsl(207.5, 18.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.5, 11.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.31, -2.25, -7.06)

LCH

lch(76.31, 7.41, 252.32)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0212, 243.43)

HWB

hwb(207.5, 69.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9bcb1

Analogous

#b1c9c8

#b1bec9

#b1b2c9

Triadic

#b1bec9

#c9b1be

#bec9b1

Split-complementary

#b1bec9

#c9b1b2

#c9c8b1

Tetradic

#b1bec9

#bcb1c9

#c9bcb1

#bec9b1

Square

#b1bec9

#c8b1c9

#c9bcb1

#b2c9b1

Shades

Color #b1bec9 mixed toward black.

#8c9faf

#678095

#4d6070

#34404a

#1a2025

Tints

Color #b1bec9 mixed toward white.

#bec9d2

#cbd4db

#d8dee4

#e5e9ed

#f2f4f6

Tones

Color #b1bec9 mixed toward gray.

#b3bec7

#b5bec5

#b7bdc3

#b9bdc1

#bbbdbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c6 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b5c6 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b2c4c4 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1bec9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1bec9]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b1bec9 (#b1bec9) is rgb(177, 190, 201) in RGB.

No, #b1bec9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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