#b5b2bf

Color #b5b2bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b2bf

RGB

rgb(181, 178, 191)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 9.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 6.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.17, 3.54, -6.22)

LCH

lch(73.17, 7.16, 299.65)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0186, 296.57)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 69.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbfb2

Analogous

#b2b6bf

#b5b2bf

#bcb2bf

Triadic

#b5b2bf

#bfb5b2

#b2bfb5

Split-complementary

#b5b2bf

#bfbcb2

#b6bfb2

Tetradic

#b5b2bf

#bfb2bc

#bcbfb2

#b2bfb5

Square

#b5b2bf

#bfb2b6

#bcbfb2

#b2bfbc

Shades

Color #b5b2bf mixed toward black.

#9591a3

#757086

#585465

#3a3843

#1d1c22

Tints

Color #b5b2bf mixed toward white.

#c1bfca

#ceccd4

#dad9df

#e6e5ea

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b5b2bf mixed toward gray.

#b6b3be

#b6b4bd

#b7b5bc

#b7b6bb

#b8b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4bc · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b4b4bb · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b5bab9 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b2bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b2bf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5b2bf (#b5b2bf) is rgb(181, 178, 191) in RGB.

No, #b5b2bf 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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