#b8bebd

Color #b8bebd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bebd

RGB

rgb(184, 190, 189)

HSL

hsl(170, 4.4%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 3.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.49, -2.26, -0.22)

LCH

lch(76.49, 2.27, 185.56)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0068, 185.04)

HWB

hwb(170, 72.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb8b9

Analogous

#b8beba

#b8bebd

#b8bcbe

Triadic

#b8bebd

#bdb8be

#bebdb8

Split-complementary

#b8bebd

#beb8bc

#bebab8

Tetradic

#b8bebd

#b8b9be

#beb8b9

#bebdb8

Square

#b8bebd

#bab8be

#beb8b9

#bcbeb8

Shades

Color #b8bebd mixed toward black.

#97a09f

#778280

#596260

#3c4140

#1e2120

Tints

Color #b8bebd mixed toward white.

#c4c9c8

#d0d4d3

#dbdede

#e7e9e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b8bebd mixed toward gray.

#b8bdbd

#b9bdbc

#b9bcbc

#babcbc

#babbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#bababd · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#b8bdbd · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bebd]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#b8bebd (#b8bebd) is rgb(184, 190, 189) in RGB.

No, #b8bebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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