#b5b6bb

Color #b5b6bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.52 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b6bb

RGB

rgb(181, 182, 187)

HSL

hsl(230, 4.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 3.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.1, 0.6, -2.66)

LCH

lch(74.1, 2.73, 282.71)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0072, 277.22)

HWB

hwb(230, 71%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbab5

Analogous

#b5b9bb

#b5b6bb

#b7b5bb

Triadic

#b5b6bb

#bbb5b6

#b6bbb5

Split-complementary

#b5b6bb

#bbb7b5

#b9bbb5

Tetradic

#b5b6bb

#bab5bb

#bbbab5

#b6bbb5

Square

#b5b6bb

#bbb5b9

#bbbab5

#b5bbb7

Shades

Color #b5b6bb mixed toward black.

#95979e

#767780

#585960

#3b3c40

#1d1e20

Tints

Color #b5b6bb mixed toward white.

#c1c2c6

#ceced2

#dadbdd

#e6e7e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b5b6bb mixed toward gray.

#b6b6bb

#b6b7ba

#b7b7ba

#b7b7b9

#b8b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ba · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b5ba · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#b5b9b9 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b6bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b6bb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5b6bb (#b5b6bb) is rgb(181, 182, 187) in RGB.

No, #b5b6bb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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