#b6bbbb

Color #b6bbbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.87 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bbbb

RGB

rgb(182, 187, 187)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(75.5, -1.74, -0.61)

LCH

lch(75.5, 1.84, 199.32)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0055, 196.8)

HWB

hwb(180, 71.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb6b6

Analogous

#b6bbb9

#b6bbbb

#b6b9bb

Triadic

#b6bbbb

#bbb6bb

#bbbbb6

Split-complementary

#b6bbbb

#bbb6b9

#bbb9b6

Tetradic

#b6bbbb

#b6b6bb

#bbb6b6

#bbbbb6

Square

#b6bbbb

#b9b6bb

#bbb6b6

#b9bbb6

Shades

Color #b6bbbb mixed toward black.

#969d9d

#777f7f

#596060

#3b4040

#1e2020

Tints

Color #b6bbbb mixed toward white.

#c2c6c6

#ced2d2

#dbdddd

#e7e8e8

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b6bbbb mixed toward gray.

#b7bbbb

#b7baba

#b8b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bb · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b8bb · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b6bbbb · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bbbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bbbb]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#b6bbbb (#b6bbbb) is rgb(182, 187, 187) in RGB.

No, #b6bbbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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