#b1b4bd

Color #b1b4bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.44 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b4bd

RGB

rgb(177, 180, 189)

HSL

hsl(225, 8.3%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 6.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.33, 0.69, -4.93)

LCH

lch(73.33, 4.98, 277.97)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0132, 271.3)

HWB

hwb(225, 69.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbab1

Analogous

#b1babd

#b1b4bd

#b4b1bd

Triadic

#b1b4bd

#bdb1b4

#b4bdb1

Split-complementary

#b1b4bd

#bdb4b1

#babdb1

Tetradic

#b1b4bd

#bab1bd

#bdbab1

#b4bdb1

Square

#b1b4bd

#bdb1ba

#bdbab1

#b1bdb4

Shades

Color #b1b4bd mixed toward black.

#9094a1

#707584

#545863

#383a42

#1c1d21

Tints

Color #b1b4bd mixed toward white.

#bec1c8

#cbcdd3

#d8dade

#e5e6e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b1b4bd mixed toward gray.

#b2b5bc

#b3b5bb

#b4b6ba

#b5b6b9

#b6b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bb · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b2ba · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#b1b9b9 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b4bd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1b4bd (#b1b4bd) is rgb(177, 180, 189) in RGB.

No, #b1b4bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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