#b2bbbd

Color #b2bbbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.22 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bbbd

RGB

rgb(178, 187, 189)

HSL

hsl(190.9, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.9, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.25, -2.72, -2.09)

LCH

lch(75.25, 3.43, 217.54)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0104, 212.47)

HWB

hwb(190.9, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb4b2

Analogous

#b2bdba

#b2bbbd

#b2b6bd

Triadic

#b2bbbd

#bdb2bb

#bbbdb2

Split-complementary

#b2bbbd

#bdb2b6

#bdbab2

Tetradic

#b2bbbd

#b4b2bd

#bdb4b2

#bbbdb2

Square

#b2bbbd

#bab2bd

#bdb4b2

#b6bdb2

Shades

Color #b2bbbd mixed toward black.

#919ea1

#718084

#556063

#384042

#1c2021

Tints

Color #b2bbbd mixed toward white.

#bfc6c8

#ccd2d3

#d9ddde

#e5e8e9

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b2bbbd mixed toward gray.

#b3bbbc

#b4babb

#b5b9ba

#b6b9b9

#b7b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bd · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b5b5bc · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b2bcbc · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bbbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bbbd]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#b2bbbd (#b2bbbd) is rgb(178, 187, 189) in RGB.

No, #b2bbbd 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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