#b6b3ac

Color #b6b3ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.45 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b3ac

RGB

rgb(182, 179, 172)

HSL

hsl(42, 6.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 5.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 5.5%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(73, -0.21, 3.94)

LCH

lch(73, 3.95, 93.05)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0104, 87.25)

HWB

hwb(42, 67.5%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acafb6

Analogous

#b6aeac

#b6b3ac

#b4b6ac

Triadic

#b6b3ac

#acb6b3

#b3acb6

Split-complementary

#b6b3ac

#acb4b6

#aeacb6

Tetradic

#b6b3ac

#afb6ac

#acafb6

#b3acb6

Square

#b6b3ac

#acb6ae

#acafb6

#b6acb4

Shades

Color #b6b3ac mixed toward black.

#9a968d

#7e796e

#5e5b53

#3f3d37

#1f1e1c

Tints

Color #b6b3ac mixed toward white.

#c2c0ba

#ceccc8

#dad9d5

#e7e6e3

#f3f2f1

Tones

Color #b6b3ac mixed toward gray.

#b5b3ad

#b4b2ae

#b3b2ae

#b3b2af

#b2b1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ae · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b5ae · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#b6afaf · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b3ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b3ac]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b6b3ac (#b6b3ac) is rgb(182, 179, 172) in RGB.

No, #b6b3ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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