#b4b4bd

Color #b4b4bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.39 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b4bd

RGB

rgb(180, 180, 189)

HSL

hsl(240, 6.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.56, 1.72, -4.56)

LCH

lch(73.56, 4.87, 290.67)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0127, 286.01)

HWB

hwb(240, 70.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbdb4

Analogous

#b4b9bd

#b4b4bd

#b9b4bd

Triadic

#b4b4bd

#bdb4b4

#b4bdb4

Split-complementary

#b4b4bd

#bdb9b4

#b9bdb4

Tetradic

#b4b4bd

#bdb4bd

#bdbdb4

#b4bdb4

Square

#b4b4bd

#bdb4b9

#bdbdb4

#b4bdb9

Shades

Color #b4b4bd mixed toward black.

#9393a0

#737383

#565662

#3a3a41

#1d1d21

Tints

Color #b4b4bd mixed toward white.

#c1c1c8

#cdcdd3

#dadade

#e6e6e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b4b4bd mixed toward gray.

#b5b5bc

#b6b6bc

#b6b6bb

#b7b7ba

#b8b8b9

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

#b4b4bb · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b4b9b9 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b4bd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b4b4bd (#b4b4bd) is rgb(180, 180, 189) in RGB.

No, #b4b4bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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