#b4bac5

Color #b4bac5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.69 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b4bac5

RGB

rgb(180, 186, 197)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 12.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 8.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(75.36, 0.07, -6.27)

LCH

lch(75.36, 6.27, 270.64)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0169, 262.87)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 70.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5bfb4

Analogous

#b4c2c5

#b4bac5

#b6b4c5

Triadic

#b4bac5

#c5b4ba

#bac5b4

Split-complementary

#b4bac5

#c5b6b4

#c2c5b4

Tetradic

#b4bac5

#bfb4c5

#c5bfb4

#bac5b4

Square

#b4bac5

#c5b4c2

#c5bfb4

#b4c5b6

Shades

Color #b4bac5 mixed toward black.

#9099aa

#6e798e

#525b6a

#373c47

#1b1e23

Tints

Color #b4bac5 mixed toward white.

#c0c5cf

#cdd1d8

#d9dce2

#e6e8ec

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b4bac5 mixed toward gray.

#b5bac4

#b7bbc2

#b8bbc1

#babcbf

#bbbcbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c2 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c2 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b4c0c0 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4bac5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4bac5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4bac5 (#b4bac5) is rgb(180, 186, 197) in RGB.

No, #b4bac5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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