#b0b9c4

Color #b0b9c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b9c4

RGB

rgb(176, 185, 196)

HSL

hsl(213, 14.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 10.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 5.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(74.77, -0.93, -6.63)

LCH

lch(74.77, 6.69, 262.02)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0186, 253.42)

HWB

hwb(213, 69%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4bbb0

Analogous

#b0c3c4

#b0b9c4

#b1b0c4

Triadic

#b0b9c4

#c4b0b9

#b9c4b0

Split-complementary

#b0b9c4

#c4b1b0

#c3c4b0

Tetradic

#b0b9c4

#bbb0c4

#c4bbb0

#b9c4b0

Square

#b0b9c4

#c4b0c3

#c4bbb0

#b0c4b1

Shades

Color #b0b9c4 mixed toward black.

#8c99a9

#6a7a8e

#4f5c6a

#353d47

#1a1f23

Tints

Color #b0b9c4 mixed toward white.

#bdc5ce

#cad0d8

#d7dce1

#e5e8eb

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b0b9c4 mixed toward gray.

#b2b9c2

#b3b9c1

#b5b9bf

#b7babd

#b8babc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c1 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c1 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#b0bfbf · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b9c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b9c4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#b0b9c4 (#b0b9c4) is rgb(176, 185, 196) in RGB.

No, #b0b9c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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