#b8b8c3

Color #b8b8c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.49 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b8c3

RGB

rgb(184, 184, 195)

HSL

hsl(240, 8.4%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(75.08, 2.1, -5.55)

LCH

lch(75.08, 5.93, 290.73)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0154, 286.2)

HWB

hwb(240, 72.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c3b8

Analogous

#b8bdc3

#b8b8c3

#bdb8c3

Triadic

#b8b8c3

#c3b8b8

#b8c3b8

Split-complementary

#b8b8c3

#c3bdb8

#bdc3b8

Tetradic

#b8b8c3

#c3b8c3

#c3c3b8

#b8c3b8

Square

#b8b8c3

#c3b8bd

#c3c3b8

#b8c3bd

Shades

Color #b8b8c3 mixed toward black.

#9696a6

#747489

#575767

#3a3a44

#1d1d22

Tints

Color #b8b8c3 mixed toward white.

#c4c4cd

#d0d0d7

#dbdbe1

#e7e7eb

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b8b8c3 mixed toward gray.

#b9b9c2

#babac1

#bbbbc0

#bcbcbf

#bdbdbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c0 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c0 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#b8bebe · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b8c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b8c3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b8b8c3 (#b8b8c3) is rgb(184, 184, 195) in RGB.

No, #b8b8c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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