#b4bac4

Color #b4bac4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4bac4

RGB

rgb(180, 186, 196)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 11.9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 8.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 5.1%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(75.33, -0.13, -5.76)

LCH

lch(75.33, 5.76, 268.71)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0156, 260.78)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 70.6%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4beb4

Analogous

#b4c2c4

#b4bac4

#b6b4c4

Triadic

#b4bac4

#c4b4ba

#bac4b4

Split-complementary

#b4bac4

#c4b6b4

#c2c4b4

Tetradic

#b4bac4

#beb4c4

#c4beb4

#bac4b4

Square

#b4bac4

#c4b4c2

#c4beb4

#b4c4b6

Shades

Color #b4bac4 mixed toward black.

#919aa8

#6e7a8c

#535b69

#373d46

#1c1e23

Tints

Color #b4bac4 mixed toward white.

#c0c5ce

#cdd1d8

#d9dce1

#e6e8eb

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b4bac4 mixed toward gray.

#b5bac3

#b7bbc1

#b8bbc0

#b9bbbf

#bbbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c2 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c1 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b4c0bf · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4bac4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4bac4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4bac4 (#b4bac4) is rgb(180, 186, 196) in RGB.

No, #b4bac4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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