#b9b7b8

Color #b9b7b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.24 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b7b8

RGB

rgb(185, 183, 184)

HSL

hsl(330, 1.4%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 1.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 0.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.6, 0.89, -0.26)

LCH

lch(74.6, 0.93, 343.72)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0027, 344.93)

HWB

hwb(330, 71.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b9b8

Analogous

#b9b7b9

#b9b7b8

#b9b7b7

Triadic

#b9b7b8

#b8b9b7

#b7b8b9

Split-complementary

#b9b7b8

#b7b9b7

#b7b9b9

Tetradic

#b9b7b8

#b9b8b7

#b7b9b8

#b7b8b9

Square

#b9b7b8

#b9b9b7

#b7b9b8

#b7b7b9

Shades

Color #b9b7b8 mixed toward black.

#9b9899

#7c797b

#5d5b5c

#3e3d3d

#1f1e1f

Tints

Color #b9b7b8 mixed toward white.

#c5c3c4

#d0cfd0

#dcdbdc

#e8e7e7

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b9b7b8 mixed toward gray.

#b9b7b8

#b9b8b8

#b8b8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b9b8b8 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 1.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b7b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b7b8]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b9b7b8 (#b9b7b8) is rgb(185, 183, 184) in RGB.

No, #b9b7b8 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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