#b8b6be

Color #b8b6be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b6be

RGB

rgb(184, 182, 190)

HSL

hsl(255, 5.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 4.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(74.42, 2.21, -3.8)

LCH

lch(74.42, 4.4, 300.18)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0114, 297.69)

HWB

hwb(255, 71.4%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbeb6

Analogous

#b6b8be

#b8b6be

#bcb6be

Triadic

#b8b6be

#beb8b6

#b6beb8

Split-complementary

#b8b6be

#bebcb6

#b8beb6

Tetradic

#b8b6be

#beb6bc

#bcbeb6

#b6beb8

Square

#b8b6be

#beb6b8

#bcbeb6

#b6bebc

Shades

Color #b8b6be mixed toward black.

#9895a1

#787583

#5a5862

#3c3a42

#1e1d21

Tints

Color #b8b6be mixed toward white.

#c4c2c9

#d0ced4

#dbdade

#e7e7e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b8b6be mixed toward gray.

#b8b7bd

#b9b7bd

#b9b8bc

#b9b9bb

#bab9bb

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

#b7b7bc · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bc · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#b8bbba · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b6be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b6be]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b8b6be (#b8b6be) is rgb(184, 182, 190) in RGB.

No, #b8b6be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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