#B8B9BD Color (Hex and RGB)
#B8B9BD
#b8b9bd has RGB values (184, 185, 189). The color reads primarily as gray in sRGB space.
Color values
| Format | Value | Channels | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEX | #B8B9BD | RB8GB9BBD | |
| RGB | rgb(184 185 189) | R184G185B189 | |
| HSL | hsl(228 4% 73%) | H228°S4%L73% | |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.01 275) | L0.79C0.01H275° | |
| HSV | hsv(228, 3%, 74%) | H228°S3%V74% | |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 26%) | C3%M2%Y0%K26% |
RGB mix
Base numbers
| Base | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binary | 10111000 | 10111001 | 10111101 |
| Octal | 270 | 271 | 275 |
| Decimal | 184 | 185 | 189 |
| Hex | b8 | b9 | bd |
Shades & tints
Shades mix #B8B9BD with black; tints mix it with white. Click any swatch to explore it.
Shades
- #B8B9BD0%
- #A8A9AD9%
- #999A9D17%
- #898A8D26%
- #797A7D34%
- #6A6A6D43%
- #5A5B5D51%
- #4B4B4D59%
- #3B3B3C68%
- #2B2B2C77%
- #1C1C1C85%
Tints
Color harmonies
Similar brand colors
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Contrast & accessibility
WCAG 2.1 contrast against white and black. Test other pairs in the contrast checker.
Aa
#B8B9BD on #FFFFFF
1.96:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#B8B9BD on #000000
10.71:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Aa
#FFFFFF on #B8B9BD
1.96:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#000000 on #B8B9BD
10.71:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Code snippets
- CSS
color: #b8b9bd; - Background
background-color: #b8b9bd; - CSS variable
--color-b8b9bd: #b8b9bd; - Modern CSS
color: oklch(79% 0.01 275); - SCSS
$color-b8b9bd: #b8b9bd; - Tailwind
bg-[#b8b9bd] text-[#b8b9bd] - HTML
<div style="background-color: #b8b9bd"></div>