#b2b9c2

Color #b2b9c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b9c2

RGB

rgb(178, 185, 194)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 11.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 8.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(74.86, -0.67, -5.39)

LCH

lch(74.86, 5.43, 262.91)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0149, 254.48)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 69.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2bbb2

Analogous

#b2c1c2

#b2b9c2

#b3b2c2

Triadic

#b2b9c2

#c2b2b9

#b9c2b2

Split-complementary

#b2b9c2

#c2b3b2

#c1c2b2

Tetradic

#b2b9c2

#bbb2c2

#c2bbb2

#b9c2b2

Square

#b2b9c2

#c2b2c1

#c2bbb2

#b2c2b3

Shades

Color #b2b9c2 mixed toward black.

#8f99a7

#6e7a8a

#525c68

#373d45

#1b1f23

Tints

Color #b2b9c2 mixed toward white.

#bfc5cc

#ccd0d6

#d8dce0

#e5e8eb

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b2b9c2 mixed toward gray.

#b3b9c1

#b5b9bf

#b6b9be

#b7babd

#b9babb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c0 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b5b4bf · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b2bebe · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b9c2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2b9c2 (#b2b9c2) is rgb(178, 185, 194) in RGB.

No, #b2b9c2 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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