#b6b5bb

Color #b6b5bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b5bb

RGB

rgb(182, 181, 187)

HSL

hsl(250, 4.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 3.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 3.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.92, 1.48, -2.92)

LCH

lch(73.92, 3.27, 296.88)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0085, 293.55)

HWB

hwb(250, 71%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babbb5

Analogous

#b5b7bb

#b6b5bb

#b9b5bb

Triadic

#b6b5bb

#bbb6b5

#b5bbb6

Split-complementary

#b6b5bb

#bbb9b5

#b7bbb5

Tetradic

#b6b5bb

#bbb5ba

#babbb5

#b5bbb6

Square

#b6b5bb

#bbb5b7

#babbb5

#b5bbb9

Shades

Color #b6b5bb mixed toward black.

#97959e

#777680

#595860

#3c3b40

#1e1d20

Tints

Color #b6b5bb mixed toward white.

#c2c1c6

#ceced2

#dbdadd

#e7e6e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b6b5bb mixed toward gray.

#b6b6bb

#b7b6ba

#b7b7ba

#b7b7b9

#b8b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ba · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b9 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b6b8b8 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b5bb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b6b5bb (#b6b5bb) is rgb(182, 181, 187) in RGB.

No, #b6b5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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