#b4b4b5

Color #b4b4b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.14 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b4b5

RGB

rgb(180, 180, 181)

HSL

hsl(240, 0.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 0.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(73.34, 0.19, -0.51)

LCH

lch(73.34, 0.54, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0014, 287.1)

HWB

hwb(240, 70.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b5b4

Analogous

#b4b5b5

#b4b4b5

#b5b4b5

Triadic

#b4b4b5

#b5b4b4

#b4b5b4

Split-complementary

#b4b4b5

#b5b5b4

Tetradic

#b4b4b5

#b5b4b5

#b5b5b4

#b4b5b4

Square

#b4b4b5

#b5b4b5

#b5b5b4

#b4b5b5

Shades

Color #b4b4b5 mixed toward black.

#969697

#787879

#5a5a5b

#3c3c3d

#1e1e1e

Tints

Color #b4b4b5 mixed toward white.

#c1c1c1

#cdcdce

#dadada

#e6e6e6

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b4b4b5 mixed toward gray.

#b4b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b5 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b5 · ΔE 0

Tritanopia

#b4b5b5 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 0.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b4b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b4b5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b4b4b5 (#b4b4b5) is rgb(180, 180, 181) in RGB.

No, #b4b4b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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