#b5b4b8

Color #b5b4b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.74 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b4b8

RGB

rgb(181, 180, 184)

HSL

hsl(255, 2.7%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.5, 1.1, -1.91)

LCH

lch(73.5, 2.2, 299.94)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0058, 297.9)

HWB

hwb(255, 70.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b8b4

Analogous

#b4b5b8

#b5b4b8

#b7b4b8

Triadic

#b5b4b8

#b8b5b4

#b4b8b5

Split-complementary

#b5b4b8

#b8b7b4

#b5b8b4

Tetradic

#b5b4b8

#b8b4b7

#b7b8b4

#b4b8b5

Square

#b5b4b8

#b8b4b5

#b7b8b4

#b4b8b7

Shades

Color #b5b4b8 mixed toward black.

#96959b

#78767d

#5a595d

#3c3b3e

#1e1e1f

Tints

Color #b5b4b8 mixed toward white.

#c1c1c4

#cecdd0

#dadadc

#e6e6e7

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b5b4b8 mixed toward gray.

#b5b4b8

#b5b5b7

#b6b5b7

#b6b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b7 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b5b7 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b5b6b6 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b4b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b4b8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5b4b8 (#b5b4b8) is rgb(181, 180, 184) in RGB.

No, #b5b4b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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