#b4b4bc

Color #b4b4bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.02 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b4bc

RGB

rgb(180, 180, 188)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.6%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.53, 1.52, -4.06)

LCH

lch(73.53, 4.34, 290.53)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0112, 286.02)

HWB

hwb(240, 70.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbcb4

Analogous

#b4b8bc

#b4b4bc

#b8b4bc

Triadic

#b4b4bc

#bcb4b4

#b4bcb4

Split-complementary

#b4b4bc

#bcb8b4

#b8bcb4

Tetradic

#b4b4bc

#bcb4bc

#bcbcb4

#b4bcb4

Square

#b4b4bc

#bcb4b8

#bcbcb4

#b4bcb8

Shades

Color #b4b4bc mixed toward black.

#94949f

#747482

#575761

#3a3a41

#1d1d20

Tints

Color #b4b4bc mixed toward white.

#c1c1c7

#cdcdd2

#dadade

#e6e6e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b4b4bc mixed toward gray.

#b5b5bb

#b6b6ba

#b7b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b4b9b8 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b4bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b4bc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b4b4bc (#b4b4bc) is rgb(180, 180, 188) in RGB.

No, #b4b4bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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