#b6b1a9

Color #b6b1a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.69 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b1a9

RGB

rgb(182, 177, 169)

HSL

hsl(36.9, 8.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.9, 7.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 7.1%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(72.4, 0.34, 4.72)

LCH

lch(72.4, 4.73, 85.88)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0126, 79.94)

HWB

hwb(36.9, 66.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aeb6

Analogous

#b6aaa9

#b6b1a9

#b4b6a9

Triadic

#b6b1a9

#a9b6b1

#b1a9b6

Split-complementary

#b6b1a9

#a9b4b6

#aaa9b6

Tetradic

#b6b1a9

#aeb6a9

#a9aeb6

#b1a9b6

Square

#b6b1a9

#a9b6aa

#a9aeb6

#b6a9b4

Shades

Color #b6b1a9 mixed toward black.

#9b9489

#7f776b

#5f5951

#3f3c36

#201e1b

Tints

Color #b6b1a9 mixed toward white.

#c2beb7

#cecbc6

#dad8d4

#e7e5e2

#f3f2f1

Tones

Color #b6b1a9 mixed toward gray.

#b5b1aa

#b4b0ab

#b3b0ac

#b2b0ad

#b1b0ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ab · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b5ab · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b6adad · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b1a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b1a9]

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Frequently asked questions

#b6b1a9 (#b6b1a9) is rgb(182, 177, 169) in RGB.

No, #b6b1a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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