#b7b9c8

Color #b7b9c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b9c8

RGB

rgb(183, 185, 200)

HSL

hsl(232.9, 13.4%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.9, 8.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(75.41, 2.22, -7.8)

LCH

lch(75.41, 8.11, 285.89)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0212, 279.77)

HWB

hwb(232.9, 71.8%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c6b7

Analogous

#b7c2c8

#b7b9c8

#bdb7c8

Triadic

#b7b9c8

#c8b7b9

#b9c8b7

Split-complementary

#b7b9c8

#c8bdb7

#c2c8b7

Tetradic

#b7b9c8

#c6b7c8

#c8c6b7

#b9c8b7

Square

#b7b9c8

#c8b7c2

#c8c6b7

#b7c8bd

Shades

Color #b7b9c8 mixed toward black.

#9396ac

#6f7391

#53566d

#373948

#1c1d24

Tints

Color #b7b9c8 mixed toward white.

#c3c5d1

#cfd0da

#dbdce4

#e7e8ed

#f3f3f6

Tones

Color #b7b9c8 mixed toward gray.

#b8bac7

#babbc5

#bbbcc4

#bdbdc2

#bebec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c5 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c4 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#b7c2c1 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b9c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b9c8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b7b9c8 (#b7b9c8) is rgb(183, 185, 200) in RGB.

No, #b7b9c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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