#b5b8bb

Color #b5b8bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.63 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b8bb

RGB

rgb(181, 184, 187)

HSL

hsl(210, 4.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 3.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.63, -0.48, -1.88)

LCH

lch(74.63, 1.94, 255.68)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0054, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 71%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb8b5

Analogous

#b5bbbb

#b5b8bb

#b5b5bb

Triadic

#b5b8bb

#bbb5b8

#b8bbb5

Split-complementary

#b5b8bb

#bbb5b5

#bbbbb5

Tetradic

#b5b8bb

#b8b5bb

#bbb8b5

#b8bbb5

Square

#b5b8bb

#bbb5bb

#bbb8b5

#b5bbb5

Shades

Color #b5b8bb mixed toward black.

#95999e

#767b80

#585c60

#3b3d40

#1d1f20

Tints

Color #b5b8bb mixed toward white.

#c1c4c6

#ced0d2

#dadcdd

#e6e7e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b5b8bb mixed toward gray.

#b6b8bb

#b6b8ba

#b7b8ba

#b7b8b9

#b8b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ba · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b6ba · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b5baba · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 1.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b8bb]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b5b8bb (#b5b8bb) is rgb(181, 184, 187) in RGB.

No, #b5b8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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