#b8b7bc

Color #b8b7bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.11 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b7bc

RGB

rgb(184, 183, 188)

HSL

hsl(252, 3.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 2.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.63, 1.29, -2.41)

LCH

lch(74.63, 2.73, 298.16)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0071, 295.11)

HWB

hwb(252, 71.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbcb7

Analogous

#b7b8bc

#b8b7bc

#bab7bc

Triadic

#b8b7bc

#bcb8b7

#b7bcb8

Split-complementary

#b8b7bc

#bcbab7

#b8bcb7

Tetradic

#b8b7bc

#bcb7bb

#bbbcb7

#b7bcb8

Square

#b8b7bc

#bcb7b8

#bbbcb7

#b7bcba

Shades

Color #b8b7bc mixed toward black.

#98979e

#797780

#5b5960

#3c3c40

#1e1e20

Tints

Color #b8b7bc mixed toward white.

#c4c3c7

#d0cfd2

#dbdbdd

#e7e7e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b8b7bc mixed toward gray.

#b8b7bb

#b8b8bb

#b9b8bb

#b9b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bb · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b8bb · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b8baba · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b7bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b7bc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b8b7bc (#b8b7bc) is rgb(184, 183, 188) in RGB.

No, #b8b7bc 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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