#b6b3b6

Color #b6b3b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b3b6

RGB

rgb(182, 179, 182)

HSL

hsl(300, 2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 1.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.26, 1.61, -1.15)

LCH

lch(73.26, 1.98, 324.46)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0053, 325.71)

HWB

hwb(300, 70.2%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b6b3

Analogous

#b5b3b6

#b6b3b6

#b6b3b5

Triadic

#b6b3b6

#b6b6b3

#b3b6b6

Split-complementary

#b6b3b6

#b5b6b3

#b3b6b5

Tetradic

#b6b3b6

#b6b3b3

#b3b6b3

#b3b6b6

Square

#b6b3b6

#b6b5b3

#b3b6b3

#b3b5b6

Shades

Color #b6b3b6 mixed toward black.

#999499

#7b767b

#5c585c

#3d3b3d

#1f1d1f

Tints

Color #b6b3b6 mixed toward white.

#c2c0c2

#ceccce

#dbd9db

#e7e6e7

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b6b3b6 mixed toward gray.

#b6b3b6

#b6b4b6

#b5b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#b6b5b5 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b3b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b3b6]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b6b3b6 (#b6b3b6) is rgb(182, 179, 182) in RGB.

No, #b6b3b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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