#b8b6b3

Color #b8b6b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.99 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b6b3

RGB

rgb(184, 182, 179)

HSL

hsl(36, 3.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 2.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 2.7%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.13, 0.15, 1.77)

LCH

lch(74.13, 1.78, 85.16)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0048, 77.99)

HWB

hwb(36, 70.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b5b8

Analogous

#b8b4b3

#b8b6b3

#b8b8b3

Triadic

#b8b6b3

#b3b8b6

#b6b3b8

Split-complementary

#b8b6b3

#b3b8b8

#b4b3b8

Tetradic

#b8b6b3

#b5b8b3

#b3b5b8

#b6b3b8

Square

#b8b6b3

#b3b8b4

#b3b5b8

#b8b3b8

Shades

Color #b8b6b3 mixed toward black.

#9b9894

#7d7a75

#5e5b58

#3f3d3a

#1f1e1d

Tints

Color #b8b6b3 mixed toward white.

#c4c2c0

#d0cecc

#dcdbd9

#e7e7e6

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b8b6b3 mixed toward gray.

#b8b6b3

#b7b6b4

#b6b6b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b4 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b4 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b8b4b4 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b6b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b6b3]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#b8b6b3 (#b8b6b3) is rgb(184, 182, 179) in RGB.

No, #b8b6b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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