#b2b8ba

Color #b2b8ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.12 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b8ba

RGB

rgb(178, 184, 186)

HSL

hsl(195, 5.5%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 4.3%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 1.1%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.38, -1.7, -1.74)

LCH

lch(74.38, 2.43, 225.67)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0073, 220.01)

HWB

hwb(195, 69.8%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab4b2

Analogous

#b2bab8

#b2b8ba

#b2b4ba

Triadic

#b2b8ba

#bab2b8

#b8bab2

Split-complementary

#b2b8ba

#bab2b4

#bab8b2

Tetradic

#b2b8ba

#b4b2ba

#bab4b2

#b8bab2

Square

#b2b8ba

#b8b2ba

#bab4b2

#b4bab2

Shades

Color #b2b8ba mixed toward black.

#929b9d

#737d80

#565e60

#393e40

#1d1f20

Tints

Color #b2b8ba mixed toward white.

#bfc4c6

#ccd0d1

#d9dcdd

#e5e7e8

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b2b8ba mixed toward gray.

#b3b8b9

#b3b7b9

#b4b7b8

#b5b7b7

#b5b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ba · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b9 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b2b9b9 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b8ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b8ba]

Related colors

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Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b2b8ba (#b2b8ba) is rgb(178, 184, 186) in RGB.

No, #b2b8ba 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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