#b4b9bc

Color #b4b9bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b9bc

RGB

rgb(180, 185, 188)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 5.6%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 4.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.84, -1.16, -2.12)

LCH

lch(74.84, 2.42, 241.31)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0071, 233.62)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 70.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb7b4

Analogous

#b4bcbb

#b4b9bc

#b4b5bc

Triadic

#b4b9bc

#bcb4b9

#b9bcb4

Split-complementary

#b4b9bc

#bcb4b5

#bcbbb4

Tetradic

#b4b9bc

#b7b4bc

#bcb7b4

#b9bcb4

Square

#b4b9bc

#bbb4bc

#bcb7b4

#b5bcb4

Shades

Color #b4b9bc mixed toward black.

#949b9f

#747c82

#575d61

#3a3e41

#1d1f20

Tints

Color #b4b9bc mixed toward white.

#c1c5c7

#cdd0d2

#dadcde

#e6e8e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b4b9bc mixed toward gray.

#b5b9bb

#b6b9ba

#b7b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bb · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bb · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b4bbbb · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b9bc]

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Frequently asked questions

#b4b9bc (#b4b9bc) is rgb(180, 185, 188) in RGB.

No, #b4b9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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