#b4bbbb

Color #b4bbbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4bbbb

RGB

rgb(180, 187, 187)

HSL

hsl(180, 4.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.35, -2.42, -0.84)

LCH

lch(75.35, 2.56, 199.14)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0078, 197.05)

HWB

hwb(180, 70.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb4b4

Analogous

#b4bbb8

#b4bbbb

#b4b8bb

Triadic

#b4bbbb

#bbb4bb

#bbbbb4

Split-complementary

#b4bbbb

#bbb4b8

#bbb8b4

Tetradic

#b4bbbb

#b4b4bb

#bbb4b4

#bbbbb4

Square

#b4bbbb

#b8b4bb

#bbb4b4

#b8bbb4

Shades

Color #b4bbbb mixed toward black.

#949e9e

#748080

#576060

#3a4040

#1d2020

Tints

Color #b4bbbb mixed toward white.

#c1c6c6

#cdd2d2

#dadddd

#e6e8e8

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b4bbbb mixed toward gray.

#b5bbbb

#b5baba

#b6b9b9

#b7b8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bb · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b6bb · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#b4bbbb · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4bbbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4bbbb]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b4bbbb (#b4bbbb) is rgb(180, 187, 187) in RGB.

No, #b4bbbb 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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