#b2b3bc

Color #b2b3bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.24 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b3bc

RGB

rgb(178, 179, 188)

HSL

hsl(234, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.11, 1.38, -4.69)

LCH

lch(73.11, 4.89, 286.4)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0127, 280.87)

HWB

hwb(234, 69.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbbb2

Analogous

#b2b8bc

#b2b3bc

#b6b2bc

Triadic

#b2b3bc

#bcb2b3

#b3bcb2

Split-complementary

#b2b3bc

#bcb6b2

#b8bcb2

Tetradic

#b2b3bc

#bbb2bc

#bcbbb2

#b3bcb2

Square

#b2b3bc

#bcb2b8

#bcbbb2

#b2bcb6

Shades

Color #b2b3bc mixed toward black.

#9293a0

#727382

#555662

#393a41

#1c1d21

Tints

Color #b2b3bc mixed toward white.

#bfc0c7

#ccccd2

#d9d9de

#e5e6e9

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b2b3bc mixed toward gray.

#b3b4bb

#b4b4ba

#b5b5ba

#b5b6b9

#b6b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ba · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b2b9 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b2b8b8 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b3bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b3bc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b2b3bc (#b2b3bc) is rgb(178, 179, 188) in RGB.

No, #b2b3bc 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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