#b9b4b2

Color #b9b4b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.58 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b4b2

RGB

rgb(185, 180, 178)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 4.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 3.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 3.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.66, 1.4, 1.64)

LCH

lch(73.66, 2.16, 49.51)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0064, 43.73)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 69.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b7b9

Analogous

#b9b2b4

#b9b4b2

#b9b8b2

Triadic

#b9b4b2

#b2b9b4

#b4b2b9

Split-complementary

#b9b4b2

#b2b9b8

#b2b4b9

Tetradic

#b9b4b2

#b7b9b2

#b2b7b9

#b4b2b9

Square

#b9b4b2

#b4b9b2

#b2b7b9

#b8b2b9

Shades

Color #b9b4b2 mixed toward black.

#9c9592

#7f7773

#5f5956

#3f3b3a

#201e1d

Tints

Color #b9b4b2 mixed toward white.

#c5c1bf

#d0cdcc

#dcdad9

#e8e6e5

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b9b4b2 mixed toward gray.

#b8b4b3

#b8b5b3

#b7b5b4

#b6b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b2 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b3 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#b9b3b3 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b4b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b4b2]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#b9b4b2 (#b9b4b2) is rgb(185, 180, 178) in RGB.

No, #b9b4b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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