#b4b9b9

Color #b4b9b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b9b9

RGB

rgb(180, 185, 185)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.76, -1.74, -0.61)

LCH

lch(74.76, 1.84, 199.32)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0056, 196.5)

HWB

hwb(180, 70.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b4b4

Analogous

#b4b9b7

#b4b9b9

#b4b7b9

Triadic

#b4b9b9

#b9b4b9

#b9b9b4

Split-complementary

#b4b9b9

#b9b4b7

#b9b7b4

Tetradic

#b4b9b9

#b4b4b9

#b9b4b4

#b9b9b4

Square

#b4b9b9

#b7b4b9

#b9b4b4

#b7b9b4

Shades

Color #b4b9b9 mixed toward black.

#959c9c

#767e7e

#585e5e

#3b3f3f

#1d1f1f

Tints

Color #b4b9b9 mixed toward white.

#c1c5c5

#cdd0d0

#dadcdc

#e6e8e8

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b4b9b9 mixed toward gray.

#b5b9b9

#b5b8b8

#b6b7b7

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

#b6b6b9 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b9 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b4b9b9 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b9b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b9b9]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b4b9b9 (#b4b9b9) is rgb(180, 185, 185) in RGB.

No, #b4b9b9 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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