#b8b7c1

Color #b8b7c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b7c1

RGB

rgb(184, 183, 193)

HSL

hsl(246, 7.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 5.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(74.77, 2.25, -4.93)

LCH

lch(74.77, 5.42, 294.53)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.014, 290.89)

HWB

hwb(246, 71.8%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c1b7

Analogous

#b7bbc1

#b8b7c1

#bdb7c1

Triadic

#b8b7c1

#c1b8b7

#b7c1b8

Split-complementary

#b8b7c1

#c1bdb7

#bbc1b7

Tetradic

#b8b7c1

#c1b7c0

#c0c1b7

#b7c1b8

Square

#b8b7c1

#c1b7bb

#c0c1b7

#b7c1bd

Shades

Color #b8b7c1 mixed toward black.

#9795a4

#767487

#585765

#3b3a43

#1d1d22

Tints

Color #b8b7c1 mixed toward white.

#c4c3cb

#d0cfd6

#dbdbe0

#e7e7ea

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b8b7c1 mixed toward gray.

#b9b8c0

#b9b9bf

#bab9be

#bbbabe

#bbbbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bf · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b8be · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#b8bdbc · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b7c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b7c1]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8b7c1 (#b8b7c1) is rgb(184, 183, 193) in RGB.

No, #b8b7c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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