#b9b4b5

Color #b9b4b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.42 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b4b5

RGB

rgb(185, 180, 181)

HSL

hsl(348, 3.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 2.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 2.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.74, 1.95, 0.12)

LCH

lch(73.74, 1.95, 3.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0058, 2.96)

HWB

hwb(348, 70.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b9b8

Analogous

#b9b4b8

#b9b4b5

#b9b6b4

Triadic

#b9b4b5

#b5b9b4

#b4b5b9

Split-complementary

#b9b4b5

#b4b9b6

#b4b8b9

Tetradic

#b9b4b5

#b9b8b4

#b4b9b8

#b4b5b9

Square

#b9b4b5

#b8b9b4

#b4b9b8

#b6b4b9

Shades

Color #b9b4b5 mixed toward black.

#9c9596

#7e7677

#5e5859

#3f3b3c

#1f1d1e

Tints

Color #b9b4b5 mixed toward white.

#c5c1c1

#d0cdce

#dcdada

#e8e6e6

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b9b4b5 mixed toward gray.

#b9b5b5

#b8b5b6

#b7b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b5 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b8b5 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#b9b5b5 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b4b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b4b5]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9b4b5 (#b9b4b5) is rgb(185, 180, 181) in RGB.

No, #b9b4b5 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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