#b8bcbf

Color #b8bcbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bcbf

RGB

rgb(184, 188, 191)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 5.2%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 3.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.02, -0.82, -2)

LCH

lch(76.02, 2.16, 247.71)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0061, 239.68)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 72.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbbb8

Analogous

#b8bfbe

#b8bcbf

#b8b8bf

Triadic

#b8bcbf

#bfb8bc

#bcbfb8

Split-complementary

#b8bcbf

#bfb8b8

#bfbeb8

Tetradic

#b8bcbf

#bbb8bf

#bfbbb8

#bcbfb8

Square

#b8bcbf

#beb8bf

#bfbbb8

#b8bfb8

Shades

Color #b8bcbf mixed toward black.

#979da1

#767e83

#595e63

#3b3f42

#1e1f21

Tints

Color #b8bcbf mixed toward white.

#c4c7ca

#d0d2d4

#dbdddf

#e7e9ea

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b8bcbf mixed toward gray.

#b8bcbe

#b9bcbe

#babcbd

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababe · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#bab9be · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b8bebe · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bcbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bcbf]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#b8bcbf (#b8bcbf) is rgb(184, 188, 191) in RGB.

No, #b8bcbf 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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