#b6b9bd

Color #b6b9bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b9bd

RGB

rgb(182, 185, 189)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 3.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.02, -0.28, -2.39)

LCH

lch(75.02, 2.41, 263.32)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0066, 255.96)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 71.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbab6

Analogous

#b6bcbd

#b6b9bd

#b6b6bd

Triadic

#b6b9bd

#bdb6b9

#b9bdb6

Split-complementary

#b6b9bd

#bdb6b6

#bcbdb6

Tetradic

#b6b9bd

#bab6bd

#bdbab6

#b9bdb6

Square

#b6b9bd

#bdb6bc

#bdbab6

#b6bdb6

Shades

Color #b6b9bd mixed toward black.

#959aa0

#757b82

#585c61

#3b3d41

#1d1f20

Tints

Color #b6b9bd mixed toward white.

#c2c5c8

#ced0d3

#dadcde

#e7e8e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b6b9bd mixed toward gray.

#b6b9bc

#b7b9bc

#b8b9bb

#b9b9ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bc · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bc · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b6bbbb · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 2.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b9bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b9bd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b9bd (#b6b9bd) is rgb(182, 185, 189) in RGB.

No, #b6b9bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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