#b5bbc3

Color #b5bbc3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.2 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bbc3

RGB

rgb(181, 187, 195)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 10.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 7.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(75.64, -0.53, -4.75)

LCH

lch(75.64, 4.78, 263.63)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0131, 255.43)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 71%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3bdb5

Analogous

#b5c2c3

#b5bbc3

#b6b5c3

Triadic

#b5bbc3

#c3b5bb

#bbc3b5

Split-complementary

#b5bbc3

#c3b6b5

#c2c3b5

Tetradic

#b5bbc3

#bdb5c3

#c3bdb5

#bbc3b5

Square

#b5bbc3

#c3b5c2

#c3bdb5

#b5c3b6

Shades

Color #b5bbc3 mixed toward black.

#929ba7

#707b8a

#545d68

#383e45

#1c1f23

Tints

Color #b5bbc3 mixed toward white.

#c1c6cd

#ced2d7

#dadde1

#e6e8eb

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b5bbc3 mixed toward gray.

#b6bbc2

#b7bbc1

#b8bbbf

#babcbe

#bbbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c1 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b7c1 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b5c0bf · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bbc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bbc3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5bbc3 (#b5bbc3) is rgb(181, 187, 195) in RGB.

No, #b5bbc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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