#b2b5bf

Color #b2b5bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b5bf

RGB

rgb(178, 181, 191)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 9.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 6.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.72, 0.89, -5.43)

LCH

lch(73.72, 5.5, 279.31)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0145, 272.76)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 69.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbcb2

Analogous

#b2bcbf

#b2b5bf

#b6b2bf

Triadic

#b2b5bf

#bfb2b5

#b5bfb2

Split-complementary

#b2b5bf

#bfb6b2

#bcbfb2

Tetradic

#b2b5bf

#bcb2bf

#bfbcb2

#b5bfb2

Square

#b2b5bf

#bfb2bc

#bfbcb2

#b2bfb6

Shades

Color #b2b5bf mixed toward black.

#9195a3

#707586

#545865

#383a43

#1c1d22

Tints

Color #b2b5bf mixed toward white.

#bfc1ca

#ccced4

#d9dadf

#e5e6ea

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b2b5bf mixed toward gray.

#b3b6be

#b4b6bd

#b5b7bc

#b6b7bb

#b8b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bd · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b3bc · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b2bbba · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b5bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b5bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2b5bf (#b2b5bf) is rgb(178, 181, 191) in RGB.

No, #b2b5bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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