#b2bcbf

Color #b2bcbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bcbf

RGB

rgb(178, 188, 191)

HSL

hsl(193.8, 9.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.8, 6.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.57, -2.86, -2.71)

LCH

lch(75.57, 3.94, 223.46)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0119, 217.83)

HWB

hwb(193.8, 69.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb5b2

Analogous

#b2bfbc

#b2bcbf

#b2b6bf

Triadic

#b2bcbf

#bfb2bc

#bcbfb2

Split-complementary

#b2bcbf

#bfb2b6

#bfbcb2

Tetradic

#b2bcbf

#b5b2bf

#bfb5b2

#bcbfb2

Square

#b2bcbf

#bcb2bf

#bfb5b2

#b6bfb2

Shades

Color #b2bcbf mixed toward black.

#919fa3

#708186

#546165

#384143

#1c2022

Tints

Color #b2bcbf mixed toward white.

#bfc7ca

#ccd2d4

#d9dedf

#e5e9ea

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b2bcbf mixed toward gray.

#b3bcbe

#b4bbbd

#b5babc

#b6babb

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b7be · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b5be · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#b3bebe · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bcbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bcbf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b2bcbf (#b2bcbf) is rgb(178, 188, 191) in RGB.

No, #b2bcbf 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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