#b0adb9

Color #b0adb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.96 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b0adb9

RGB

rgb(176, 173, 185)

HSL

hsl(255, 7.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 6.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.3, 3.36, -5.74)

LCH

lch(71.3, 6.65, 300.34)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0173, 297.6)

HWB

hwb(255, 67.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b9ad

Analogous

#adb0b9

#b0adb9

#b6adb9

Triadic

#b0adb9

#b9b0ad

#adb9b0

Split-complementary

#b0adb9

#b9b6ad

#b0b9ad

Tetradic

#b0adb9

#b9adb6

#b6b9ad

#adb9b0

Square

#b0adb9

#b9adb0

#b6b9ad

#adb9b6

Shades

Color #b0adb9 mixed toward black.

#918d9e

#736e81

#565261

#393740

#1d1b20

Tints

Color #b0adb9 mixed toward white.

#bdbbc5

#cac8d0

#d8d6dc

#e5e4e8

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b0adb9 mixed toward gray.

#b1aeb8

#b1afb7

#b2b0b6

#b2b1b5

#b3b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb6 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#afafb6 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#b0b4b3 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0adb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0adb9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b0adb9 (#b0adb9) is rgb(176, 173, 185) in RGB.

No, #b0adb9 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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