#b4b4b9

Color #b4b4b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.01 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b4b9

RGB

rgb(180, 180, 185)

HSL

hsl(240, 3.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 2.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.45, 0.95, -2.54)

LCH

lch(73.45, 2.71, 290.51)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.007, 286.62)

HWB

hwb(240, 70.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b9b4

Analogous

#b4b7b9

#b4b4b9

#b7b4b9

Triadic

#b4b4b9

#b9b4b4

#b4b9b4

Split-complementary

#b4b4b9

#b9b7b4

#b7b9b4

Tetradic

#b4b4b9

#b9b4b9

#b9b9b4

#b4b9b4

Square

#b4b4b9

#b9b4b7

#b9b9b4

#b4b9b7

Shades

Color #b4b4b9 mixed toward black.

#95959c

#76767e

#58585e

#3b3b3f

#1d1d1f

Tints

Color #b4b4b9 mixed toward white.

#c1c1c5

#cdcdd0

#dadadc

#e6e6e8

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b4b4b9 mixed toward gray.

#b5b5b9

#b5b5b8

#b6b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b8 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b8 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#b4b7b7 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b4b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b4b9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b4b4b9 (#b4b4b9) is rgb(180, 180, 185) in RGB.

No, #b4b4b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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