#b6b7ba

Color #b6b7ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b7ba

RGB

rgb(182, 183, 186)

HSL

hsl(225, 2.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 2.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 1.6%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.42, 0.22, -1.64)

LCH

lch(74.42, 1.65, 277.64)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0044, 271.3)

HWB

hwb(225, 71.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab9b6

Analogous

#b6b9ba

#b6b7ba

#b7b6ba

Triadic

#b6b7ba

#bab6b7

#b7bab6

Split-complementary

#b6b7ba

#bab7b6

#b9bab6

Tetradic

#b6b7ba

#b9b6ba

#bab9b6

#b7bab6

Square

#b6b7ba

#bab6b9

#bab9b6

#b6bab7

Shades

Color #b6b7ba mixed toward black.

#97989c

#77797e

#595b5f

#3c3d3f

#1e1e20

Tints

Color #b6b7ba mixed toward white.

#c2c3c6

#cecfd1

#dbdbdd

#e7e7e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b6b7ba mixed toward gray.

#b6b7ba

#b7b7b9

#b7b8b9

#b8b8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b9 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b9 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#b6b9b9 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 1.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b7ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b7ba]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b7ba (#b6b7ba) is rgb(182, 183, 186) in RGB.

No, #b6b7ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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