#b2bfbd

Color #b2bfbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bfbd

RGB

rgb(178, 191, 189)

HSL

hsl(170.8, 9.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170.8, 6.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(76.31, -4.85, -0.53)

LCH

lch(76.31, 4.88, 186.24)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0146, 185.91)

HWB

hwb(170.8, 69.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb2b4

Analogous

#b2bfb7

#b2bfbd

#b2bbbf

Triadic

#b2bfbd

#bdb2bf

#bfbdb2

Split-complementary

#b2bfbd

#bfb2bb

#bfb7b2

Tetradic

#b2bfbd

#b2b4bf

#bfb2b4

#bfbdb2

Square

#b2bfbd

#b7b2bf

#bfb2b4

#bbbfb2

Shades

Color #b2bfbd mixed toward black.

#91a3a0

#708683

#546562

#384341

#1c2221

Tints

Color #b2bfbd mixed toward white.

#bfcac8

#ccd4d3

#d9dfde

#e5eae9

#f2f4f4

Tones

Color #b2bfbd mixed toward gray.

#b3bebc

#b4bdbc

#b5bcbb

#b6bbba

#b8bab9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bd · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b6be · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#b3bebe · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bfbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bfbd]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b2bfbd (#b2bfbd) is rgb(178, 191, 189) in RGB.

No, #b2bfbd 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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