#b0b4c3

Color #b0b4c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b4c3

RGB

rgb(176, 180, 195)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 13.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 9.7%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 7.7%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(73.42, 1.56, -8.08)

LCH

lch(73.42, 8.23, 280.93)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0218, 273.95)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 69%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3bfb0

Analogous

#b0bdc3

#b0b4c3

#b5b0c3

Triadic

#b0b4c3

#c3b0b4

#b4c3b0

Split-complementary

#b0b4c3

#c3b5b0

#bdc3b0

Tetradic

#b0b4c3

#bfb0c3

#c3bfb0

#b4c3b0

Square

#b0b4c3

#c3b0bd

#c3bfb0

#b0c3b5

Shades

Color #b0b4c3 mixed toward black.

#8d93a8

#6b728d

#505569

#353946

#1b1c23

Tints

Color #b0b4c3 mixed toward white.

#bdc0cd

#cacdd7

#d7d9e1

#e5e6eb

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b0b4c3 mixed toward gray.

#b1b5c1

#b3b6c0

#b5b7be

#b6b8bd

#b8b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c0 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b1bf · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b0bdbc · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b4c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b4c3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b0b4c3 (#b0b4c3) is rgb(176, 180, 195) in RGB.

No, #b0b4c3 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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