#b2bdbf

Color #b2bdbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.52 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bdbf

RGB

rgb(178, 189, 191)

HSL

hsl(189.2, 9.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.2, 6.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.84, -3.4, -2.32)

LCH

lch(75.84, 4.12, 214.31)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0125, 209.63)

HWB

hwb(189.2, 69.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb4b2

Analogous

#b2bfbb

#b2bdbf

#b2b7bf

Triadic

#b2bdbf

#bfb2bd

#bdbfb2

Split-complementary

#b2bdbf

#bfb2b7

#bfbbb2

Tetradic

#b2bdbf

#b4b2bf

#bfb4b2

#bdbfb2

Square

#b2bdbf

#bbb2bf

#bfb4b2

#b7bfb2

Shades

Color #b2bdbf mixed toward black.

#91a0a3

#708386

#546265

#384143

#1c2122

Tints

Color #b2bdbf mixed toward white.

#bfc8ca

#ccd3d4

#d9dedf

#e5e9ea

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b2bdbf mixed toward gray.

#b3bcbe

#b4bcbd

#b5bbbc

#b6babb

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bf · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b5be · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b3bebe · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bdbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bdbf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#b2bdbf (#b2bdbf) is rgb(178, 189, 191) in RGB.

No, #b2bdbf 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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