#b4b2bd

Color #b4b2bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.12 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b2bd

RGB

rgb(180, 178, 189)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.04, 2.8, -5.33)

LCH

lch(73.04, 6.02, 297.71)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0156, 294.6)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbdb2

Analogous

#b2b6bd

#b4b2bd

#bab2bd

Triadic

#b4b2bd

#bdb4b2

#b2bdb4

Split-complementary

#b4b2bd

#bdbab2

#b6bdb2

Tetradic

#b4b2bd

#bdb2bb

#bbbdb2

#b2bdb4

Square

#b4b2bd

#bdb2b6

#bbbdb2

#b2bdba

Shades

Color #b4b2bd mixed toward black.

#9491a1

#747184

#575563

#3a3842

#1d1c21

Tints

Color #b4b2bd mixed toward white.

#c1bfc8

#cdccd3

#dad9de

#e6e5e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b4b2bd mixed toward gray.

#b5b3bc

#b5b4bb

#b6b5ba

#b6b6b9

#b7b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ba · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#b3b3ba · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#b4b8b8 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b2bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b2bd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b4b2bd (#b4b2bd) is rgb(180, 178, 189) in RGB.

No, #b4b2bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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