#b2b6be

Color #b2b6be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.88 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b6be

RGB

rgb(178, 182, 190)

HSL

hsl(220, 8.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 6.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(73.96, 0.15, -4.54)

LCH

lch(73.96, 4.54, 271.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0122, 264.34)

HWB

hwb(220, 69.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebab2

Analogous

#b2bcbe

#b2b6be

#b4b2be

Triadic

#b2b6be

#beb2b6

#b6beb2

Split-complementary

#b2b6be

#beb4b2

#bcbeb2

Tetradic

#b2b6be

#bab2be

#bebab2

#b6beb2

Square

#b2b6be

#beb2bc

#bebab2

#b2beb4

Shades

Color #b2b6be mixed toward black.

#9197a2

#707785

#545964

#383c43

#1c1e21

Tints

Color #b2b6be mixed toward white.

#bfc2c9

#ccced4

#d9dbdf

#e5e7e9

#f2f3f4

Tones

Color #b2b6be mixed toward gray.

#b3b6bd

#b4b7bc

#b5b7bb

#b6b7ba

#b7b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4bc · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b3bc · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b2bbba · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b6be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b6be]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2b6be (#b2b6be) is rgb(178, 182, 190) in RGB.

No, #b2b6be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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