#b7b9bb

Color #b7b9bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.95 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b9bb

RGB

rgb(183, 185, 187)

HSL

hsl(210, 2.9%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 2.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.05, -0.32, -1.26)

LCH

lch(75.05, 1.3, 255.75)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0036, 247.01)

HWB

hwb(210, 71.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb9b7

Analogous

#b7bbbb

#b7b9bb

#b7b7bb

Triadic

#b7b9bb

#bbb7b9

#b9bbb7

Split-complementary

#b7b9bb

#bbb7b7

#bbbbb7

Tetradic

#b7b9bb

#b9b7bb

#bbb9b7

#b9bbb7

Square

#b7b9bb

#bbb7bb

#bbb9b7

#b7bbb7

Shades

Color #b7b9bb mixed toward black.

#979a9d

#787b7f

#5a5c5f

#3c3e3f

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #b7b9bb mixed toward white.

#c3c5c6

#cfd0d2

#dbdcdd

#e7e8e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b7b9bb mixed toward gray.

#b7b9bb

#b8b9ba

#b9b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bb · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b8ba · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b7baba · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 1.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b9bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b9bb]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b7b9bb (#b7b9bb) is rgb(183, 185, 187) in RGB.

No, #b7b9bb 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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