#b8b9c7

Color #b8b9c7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b9c7

RGB

rgb(184, 185, 199)

HSL

hsl(236, 11.8%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236, 7.5%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(75.46, 2.35, -7.17)

LCH

lch(75.46, 7.55, 288.15)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0197, 282.62)

HWB

hwb(236, 72.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c6b8

Analogous

#b8c1c7

#b8b9c7

#bfb8c7

Triadic

#b8b9c7

#c7b8b9

#b9c7b8

Split-complementary

#b8b9c7

#c7bfb8

#c1c7b8

Tetradic

#b8b9c7

#c6b8c7

#c7c6b8

#b9c7b8

Square

#b8b9c7

#c7b8c1

#c7c6b8

#b8c7bf

Shades

Color #b8b9c7 mixed toward black.

#9496ab

#71738f

#54566b

#383947

#1c1d24

Tints

Color #b8b9c7 mixed toward white.

#c4c5d0

#d0d0da

#dcdce3

#e7e8ec

#f3f3f6

Tones

Color #b8b9c7 mixed toward gray.

#b9bac6

#bbbbc4

#bcbcc3

#bdbdc2

#bebec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c4 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c3 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b8c1c1 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b9c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b9c7]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b8b9c7 (#b8b9c7) is rgb(184, 185, 199) in RGB.

No, #b8b9c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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