#b7bcbe

Color #b7bcbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.75 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b7bcbe

RGB

rgb(183, 188, 190)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 5.1%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 3.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.92, -1.35, -1.61)

LCH

lch(75.92, 2.1, 230.02)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0063, 223.07)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 71.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb9b7

Analogous

#b7bebc

#b7bcbe

#b7b8be

Triadic

#b7bcbe

#beb7bc

#bcbeb7

Split-complementary

#b7bcbe

#beb7b8

#bebcb7

Tetradic

#b7bcbe

#b9b7be

#beb9b7

#bcbeb7

Square

#b7bcbe

#bcb7be

#beb9b7

#b8beb7

Shades

Color #b7bcbe mixed toward black.

#969ea0

#767f83

#585f62

#3b3f41

#1d2021

Tints

Color #b7bcbe mixed toward white.

#c3c7c9

#cfd2d4

#dbddde

#e7e9e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b7bcbe mixed toward gray.

#b7bcbd

#b8bbbd

#b9bbbc

#babbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9be · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b9b9bd · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b7bdbd · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 2.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7bcbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7bcbe]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b7bcbe (#b7bcbe) is rgb(183, 188, 190) in RGB.

No, #b7bcbe 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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