#b4b8ba

Color #b4b8ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.65 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b8ba

RGB

rgb(180, 184, 186)

HSL

hsl(200, 4.2%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 3.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.53, -1.01, -1.5)

LCH

lch(74.53, 1.81, 236.05)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0053, 228.81)

HWB

hwb(200, 70.6%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab6b4

Analogous

#b4bab9

#b4b8ba

#b4b5ba

Triadic

#b4b8ba

#bab4b8

#b8bab4

Split-complementary

#b4b8ba

#bab4b5

#bab9b4

Tetradic

#b4b8ba

#b6b4ba

#bab6b4

#b8bab4

Square

#b4b8ba

#b9b4ba

#bab6b4

#b5bab4

Shades

Color #b4b8ba mixed toward black.

#949a9d

#757c7f

#585d5f

#3a3e40

#1d1f20

Tints

Color #b4b8ba mixed toward white.

#c1c4c6

#cdd0d1

#dadcdd

#e6e7e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b4b8ba mixed toward gray.

#b5b8ba

#b5b8b9

#b6b8b9

#b6b7b8

#b7b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ba · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b5b9 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b4b9b9 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b8ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b8ba]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b4b8ba (#b4b8ba) is rgb(180, 184, 186) in RGB.

No, #b4b8ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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