#b1b6ba

Color #b1b6ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b6ba

RGB

rgb(177, 182, 186)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 6.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 4.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 2.2%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.77, -0.97, -2.64)

LCH

lch(73.77, 2.81, 249.83)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.008, 241.5)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 69.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab5b1

Analogous

#b1baba

#b1b6ba

#b1b2ba

Triadic

#b1b6ba

#bab1b6

#b6bab1

Split-complementary

#b1b6ba

#bab1b2

#babab1

Tetradic

#b1b6ba

#b5b1ba

#bab5b1

#b6bab1

Square

#b1b6ba

#bab1ba

#bab5b1

#b2bab1

Shades

Color #b1b6ba mixed toward black.

#91989e

#727a80

#555b60

#393d40

#1c1e20

Tints

Color #b1b6ba mixed toward white.

#bec2c6

#cbced1

#d8dbdd

#e5e7e8

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b1b6ba mixed toward gray.

#b2b6b9

#b3b6b9

#b3b6b8

#b4b6b7

#b5b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b9 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b3b9 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b1b8b8 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b6ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b6ba]

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Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#b1b6ba (#b1b6ba) is rgb(177, 182, 186) in RGB.

No, #b1b6ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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