#b4b1be

Color #b4b1be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b1be

RGB

rgb(180, 177, 190)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 9.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 6.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.8, 3.54, -6.23)

LCH

lch(72.8, 7.17, 299.61)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0186, 296.57)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 69.4%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbeb1

Analogous

#b1b5be

#b4b1be

#bbb1be

Triadic

#b4b1be

#beb4b1

#b1beb4

Split-complementary

#b4b1be

#bebbb1

#b5beb1

Tetradic

#b4b1be

#beb1bb

#bbbeb1

#b1beb4

Square

#b4b1be

#beb1b5

#bbbeb1

#b1bebb

Shades

Color #b4b1be mixed toward black.

#9490a2

#746f86

#575364

#3a3843

#1d1c21

Tints

Color #b4b1be mixed toward white.

#c1bec9

#cdcbd4

#dad8df

#e6e5e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b4b1be mixed toward gray.

#b5b2bd

#b5b3bc

#b6b4bb

#b6b5ba

#b7b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bb · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b3b3ba · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b4b9b8 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b1be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b1be]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b4b1be (#b4b1be) is rgb(180, 177, 190) in RGB.

No, #b4b1be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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