#b4b9be

Color #b4b9be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b9be

RGB

rgb(180, 185, 190)

HSL

hsl(210, 7.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 5.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(74.9, -0.78, -3.13)

LCH

lch(74.9, 3.23, 256.01)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0091, 247.96)

HWB

hwb(210, 70.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb9b4

Analogous

#b4bebe

#b4b9be

#b4b4be

Triadic

#b4b9be

#beb4b9

#b9beb4

Split-complementary

#b4b9be

#beb4b4

#bebeb4

Tetradic

#b4b9be

#b9b4be

#beb9b4

#b9beb4

Square

#b4b9be

#beb4be

#beb9b4

#b4beb4

Shades

Color #b4b9be mixed toward black.

#939aa1

#727b84

#565c63

#393e42

#1d1f21

Tints

Color #b4b9be mixed toward white.

#c0c5c9

#cdd0d4

#d9dcde

#e6e8e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b4b9be mixed toward gray.

#b5b9bd

#b6b9bc

#b6b9bb

#b7b9bb

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bd · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bd · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b4bcbc · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b9be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b9be]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b4b9be (#b4b9be) is rgb(180, 185, 190) in RGB.

No, #b4b9be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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