#b6b8c2

Color #b6b8c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b8c2

RGB

rgb(182, 184, 194)

HSL

hsl(230, 9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 6.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 5.2%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(74.9, 1.22, -5.29)

LCH

lch(74.9, 5.43, 282.99)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0142, 276.87)

HWB

hwb(230, 71.4%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c0b6

Analogous

#b6bec2

#b6b8c2

#bab6c2

Triadic

#b6b8c2

#c2b6b8

#b8c2b6

Split-complementary

#b6b8c2

#c2bab6

#bec2b6

Tetradic

#b6b8c2

#c0b6c2

#c2c0b6

#b8c2b6

Square

#b6b8c2

#c2b6be

#c2c0b6

#b6c2ba

Shades

Color #b6b8c2 mixed toward black.

#9497a5

#727689

#565866

#393b44

#1d1d22

Tints

Color #b6b8c2 mixed toward white.

#c2c4cc

#ced0d6

#dadbe0

#e7e7eb

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b6b8c2 mixed toward gray.

#b7b9c1

#b8b9c0

#b9babf

#babbbe

#bbbbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c0 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bf · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#b6bebd · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b8c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b8c2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b8c2 (#b6b8c2) is rgb(182, 184, 194) in RGB.

No, #b6b8c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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