#b8bbbc

Color #b8bbbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.36 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bbbc

RGB

rgb(184, 187, 188)

HSL

hsl(195, 2.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 2.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.68, -0.85, -0.87)

LCH

lch(75.68, 1.22, 225.67)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0036, 219.4)

HWB

hwb(195, 72.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb9b8

Analogous

#b8bcbb

#b8bbbc

#b8b9bc

Triadic

#b8bbbc

#bcb8bb

#bbbcb8

Split-complementary

#b8bbbc

#bcb8b9

#bcbbb8

Tetradic

#b8bbbc

#b9b8bc

#bcb9b8

#bbbcb8

Square

#b8bbbc

#bbb8bc

#bcb9b8

#b9bcb8

Shades

Color #b8bbbc mixed toward black.

#989c9e

#787e80

#5a5e60

#3c3f40

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #b8bbbc mixed toward white.

#c4c6c7

#d0d2d2

#dbdddd

#e7e8e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b8bbbc mixed toward gray.

#b8bbbc

#b9bbbb

#b9babb

#bababa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bc · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b9b9bc · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#b8bcbc · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 1.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bbbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bbbc]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b8bbbc (#b8bbbc) is rgb(184, 187, 188) in RGB.

No, #b8bbbc 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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