#b4b4bf

Color #b4b4bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b4bf

RGB

rgb(180, 180, 191)

HSL

hsl(240, 7.9%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.62, 2.11, -5.57)

LCH

lch(73.62, 5.96, 290.75)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0155, 286.1)

HWB

hwb(240, 70.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbfb4

Analogous

#b4b9bf

#b4b4bf

#b9b4bf

Triadic

#b4b4bf

#bfb4b4

#b4bfb4

Split-complementary

#b4b4bf

#bfb9b4

#b9bfb4

Tetradic

#b4b4bf

#bfb4bf

#bfbfb4

#b4bfb4

Square

#b4b4bf

#bfb4b9

#bfbfb4

#b4bfb9

Shades

Color #b4b4bf mixed toward black.

#9393a2

#727285

#555564

#393943

#1c1c21

Tints

Color #b4b4bf mixed toward white.

#c0c0ca

#cdcdd4

#d9d9df

#e6e6ea

#f2f2f4

Tones

Color #b4b4bf mixed toward gray.

#b5b5be

#b6b6bd

#b7b7bc

#b8b8bb

#b8b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4bc · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b4bc · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#b4baba · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b4bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b4bf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b4b4bf (#b4b4bf) is rgb(180, 180, 191) in RGB.

No, #b4b4bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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