#b4babe

Color #b4babe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.97 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b4babe

RGB

rgb(180, 186, 190)

HSL

hsl(204, 7.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 5.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.16, -1.31, -2.75)

LCH

lch(75.16, 3.05, 244.53)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0087, 236.67)

HWB

hwb(204, 70.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb8b4

Analogous

#b4bebd

#b4babe

#b4b5be

Triadic

#b4babe

#beb4ba

#babeb4

Split-complementary

#b4babe

#beb4b5

#bebdb4

Tetradic

#b4babe

#b8b4be

#beb8b4

#babeb4

Square

#b4babe

#bdb4be

#beb8b4

#b5beb4

Shades

Color #b4babe mixed toward black.

#939ba1

#727d84

#565e63

#393f42

#1d1f21

Tints

Color #b4babe mixed toward white.

#c0c5c9

#cdd1d4

#d9dcde

#e6e8e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b4babe mixed toward gray.

#b5babd

#b6babc

#b6b9bb

#b7b9bb

#b8b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bd · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bd · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b4bcbc · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4babe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4babe]

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Frequently asked questions

#b4babe (#b4babe) is rgb(180, 186, 190) in RGB.

No, #b4babe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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