#b2b8bc

Color #b2b8bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b8bc

RGB

rgb(178, 184, 188)

HSL

hsl(204, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.43, -1.31, -2.75)

LCH

lch(74.43, 3.05, 244.53)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0089, 236.49)

HWB

hwb(204, 69.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb6b2

Analogous

#b2bcbb

#b2b8bc

#b2b3bc

Triadic

#b2b8bc

#bcb2b8

#b8bcb2

Split-complementary

#b2b8bc

#bcb2b3

#bcbbb2

Tetradic

#b2b8bc

#b6b2bc

#bcb6b2

#b8bcb2

Square

#b2b8bc

#bbb2bc

#bcb6b2

#b3bcb2

Shades

Color #b2b8bc mixed toward black.

#929aa0

#727c82

#555d62

#393e41

#1c1f21

Tints

Color #b2b8bc mixed toward white.

#bfc4c7

#ccd0d2

#d9dcde

#e5e7e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b2b8bc mixed toward gray.

#b3b8bb

#b4b8ba

#b5b8ba

#b5b7b9

#b6b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5bb · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4bb · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b2baba · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b8bc]

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Frequently asked questions

#b2b8bc (#b2b8bc) is rgb(178, 184, 188) in RGB.

No, #b2b8bc 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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