#b4b5b8

Color #b4b5b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.35 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b5b8

RGB

rgb(180, 181, 184)

HSL

hsl(225, 2.7%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 2.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 1.6%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.68, 0.22, -1.65)

LCH

lch(73.68, 1.66, 277.59)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0044, 271.3)

HWB

hwb(225, 70.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b7b4

Analogous

#b4b7b8

#b4b5b8

#b5b4b8

Triadic

#b4b5b8

#b8b4b5

#b5b8b4

Split-complementary

#b4b5b8

#b8b5b4

#b7b8b4

Tetradic

#b4b5b8

#b7b4b8

#b8b7b4

#b5b8b4

Square

#b4b5b8

#b8b4b7

#b8b7b4

#b4b8b5

Shades

Color #b4b5b8 mixed toward black.

#95969b

#76787d

#595a5d

#3b3c3e

#1e1e1f

Tints

Color #b4b5b8 mixed toward white.

#c1c1c4

#cdced0

#dadadc

#e6e6e7

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b4b5b8 mixed toward gray.

#b4b5b8

#b5b5b7

#b5b6b7

#b6b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b7 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b7 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#b4b7b7 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 1.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b5b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b5b8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4b5b8 (#b4b5b8) is rgb(180, 181, 184) in RGB.

No, #b4b5b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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