#b5bcc2

Color #b5bcc2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.45 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bcc2

RGB

rgb(181, 188, 194)

HSL

hsl(207.7, 9.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.7, 6.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(75.88, -1.26, -3.86)

LCH

lch(75.88, 4.06, 251.92)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0115, 243.66)

HWB

hwb(207.7, 71%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2bbb5

Analogous

#b5c2c1

#b5bcc2

#b5b5c2

Triadic

#b5bcc2

#c2b5bc

#bcc2b5

Split-complementary

#b5bcc2

#c2b5b5

#c2c1b5

Tetradic

#b5bcc2

#bbb5c2

#c2bbb5

#bcc2b5

Square

#b5bcc2

#c1b5c2

#c2bbb5

#b5c2b5

Shades

Color #b5bcc2 mixed toward black.

#939da6

#717e89

#555e67

#383f44

#1c1f22

Tints

Color #b5bcc2 mixed toward white.

#c1c7cc

#ced2d6

#dadde0

#e6e9eb

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b5bcc2 mixed toward gray.

#b6bcc1

#b7bcc0

#b8bcbf

#b9bcbe

#babcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c1 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b7c0 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b5bfbf · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bcc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bcc2]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b5bcc2 (#b5bcc2) is rgb(181, 188, 194) in RGB.

No, #b5bcc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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