#b4b6ba

Color #b4b6ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.34 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b6ba

RGB

rgb(180, 182, 186)

HSL

hsl(220, 4.2%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 3.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74, 0.06, -2.27)

LCH

lch(74, 2.27, 271.51)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0061, 264.38)

HWB

hwb(220, 70.6%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab8b4

Analogous

#b4b9ba

#b4b6ba

#b5b4ba

Triadic

#b4b6ba

#bab4b6

#b6bab4

Split-complementary

#b4b6ba

#bab5b4

#b9bab4

Tetradic

#b4b6ba

#b8b4ba

#bab8b4

#b6bab4

Square

#b4b6ba

#bab4b9

#bab8b4

#b4bab5

Shades

Color #b4b6ba mixed toward black.

#94979d

#75787f

#585a5f

#3a3c40

#1d1e20

Tints

Color #b4b6ba mixed toward white.

#c1c2c6

#cdced1

#dadbdd

#e6e7e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b4b6ba mixed toward gray.

#b5b6ba

#b5b6b9

#b6b7b9

#b6b7b8

#b7b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b9 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b5b9 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b4b8b8 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b6ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b6ba]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4b6ba (#b4b6ba) is rgb(180, 182, 186) in RGB.

No, #b4b6ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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