#b6a8a6

Color #b6a8a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.54 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a8a6

RGB

rgb(182, 168, 166)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 9.9%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 8.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 8.8%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.97, 4.69, 2.85)

LCH

lch(69.97, 5.49, 31.29)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0165, 27.34)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 65.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b4b6

Analogous

#b6a6ac

#b6a8a6

#b6b0a6

Triadic

#b6a8a6

#a6b6a8

#a8a6b6

Split-complementary

#b6a8a6

#a6b6b0

#a6acb6

Tetradic

#b6a8a6

#b4b6a6

#a6b4b6

#a8a6b6

Square

#b6a8a6

#acb6a6

#a6b4b6

#b0a6b6

Shades

Color #b6a8a6 mixed toward black.

#9c8986

#7f6b68

#60504e

#403634

#201b1a

Tints

Color #b6a8a6 mixed toward white.

#c2b6b5

#cec5c4

#dad3d2

#e7e2e1

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b6a8a6 mixed toward gray.

#b5a9a7

#b3aaa9

#b2abaa

#b1acab

#afadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a6 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b2a7 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#b5a7a7 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a8a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a8a6]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b6a8a6 (#b6a8a6) is rgb(182, 168, 166) in RGB.

No, #b6a8a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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