#b5b8c2

Color #b5b8c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.19 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b8c2

RGB

rgb(181, 184, 194)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 9.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 6.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(74.82, 0.89, -5.41)

LCH

lch(74.82, 5.48, 279.34)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0145, 272.76)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 71%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2bfb5

Analogous

#b5bec2

#b5b8c2

#b8b5c2

Triadic

#b5b8c2

#c2b5b8

#b8c2b5

Split-complementary

#b5b8c2

#c2b8b5

#bec2b5

Tetradic

#b5b8c2

#bfb5c2

#c2bfb5

#b8c2b5

Square

#b5b8c2

#c2b5be

#c2bfb5

#b5c2b8

Shades

Color #b5b8c2 mixed toward black.

#9397a6

#717689

#555967

#383b44

#1c1e22

Tints

Color #b5b8c2 mixed toward white.

#c1c4cc

#ced0d6

#dadbe0

#e6e7eb

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b5b8c2 mixed toward gray.

#b6b9c1

#b7b9c0

#b8babf

#b9babe

#babbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c0 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bf · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b5bebd · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b8c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b8c2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b8c2 (#b5b8c2) is rgb(181, 184, 194) in RGB.

No, #b5b8c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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