#b9b6c0

Color #b9b6c0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.36 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b6c0

RGB

rgb(185, 182, 192)

HSL

hsl(258, 7.4%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 5.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(74.56, 2.94, -4.68)

LCH

lch(74.56, 5.53, 302.14)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0144, 299.6)

HWB

hwb(258, 71.4%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc0b6

Analogous

#b6b8c0

#b9b6c0

#beb6c0

Triadic

#b9b6c0

#c0b9b6

#b6c0b9

Split-complementary

#b9b6c0

#c0beb6

#b8c0b6

Tetradic

#b9b6c0

#c0b6bd

#bdc0b6

#b6c0b9

Square

#b9b6c0

#c0b6b8

#bdc0b6

#b6c0be

Shades

Color #b9b6c0 mixed toward black.

#9994a3

#797386

#5b5764

#3c3a43

#1e1d21

Tints

Color #b9b6c0 mixed toward white.

#c5c2ca

#d0ced5

#dcdadf

#e8e7ea

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b9b6c0 mixed toward gray.

#b9b7bf

#bab8be

#bab8bd

#bab9bd

#bbbabc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8be · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b8bd · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b9bcbb · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b6c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b6c0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b9b6c0 (#b9b6c0) is rgb(185, 182, 192) in RGB.

No, #b9b6c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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