#b7babd

Color #b7babd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.04 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b7babd

RGB

rgb(183, 186, 189)

HSL

hsl(210, 4.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 3.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.36, -0.48, -1.88)

LCH

lch(75.36, 1.94, 255.68)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0054, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 71.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbab7

Analogous

#b7bdbd

#b7babd

#b7b7bd

Triadic

#b7babd

#bdb7ba

#babdb7

Split-complementary

#b7babd

#bdb7b7

#bdbdb7

Tetradic

#b7babd

#bab7bd

#bdbab7

#babdb7

Square

#b7babd

#bdb7bd

#bdbab7

#b7bdb7

Shades

Color #b7babd mixed toward black.

#979b9f

#777c81

#595d61

#3b3e41

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #b7babd mixed toward white.

#c3c5c8

#cfd1d3

#dbdcde

#e7e8e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b7babd mixed toward gray.

#b7babc

#b8babc

#b8babb

#b9babb

#b9baba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bc · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b8bc · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b7bcbc · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 1.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7babd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7babd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b7babd (#b7babd) is rgb(183, 186, 189) in RGB.

No, #b7babd 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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