#b6b3bf

Color #b6b3bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b3bf

RGB

rgb(182, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(255, 8.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 6.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(73.51, 3.34, -5.71)

LCH

lch(73.51, 6.62, 300.33)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0171, 297.46)

HWB

hwb(255, 70.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbfb3

Analogous

#b3b6bf

#b6b3bf

#bcb3bf

Triadic

#b6b3bf

#bfb6b3

#b3bfb6

Split-complementary

#b6b3bf

#bfbcb3

#b6bfb3

Tetradic

#b6b3bf

#bfb3bc

#bcbfb3

#b3bfb6

Square

#b6b3bf

#bfb3b6

#bcbfb3

#b3bfbc

Shades

Color #b6b3bf mixed toward black.

#9691a3

#767186

#585464

#3b3843

#1d1c21

Tints

Color #b6b3bf mixed toward white.

#c2c0ca

#ceccd4

#dad9df

#e7e6ea

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b6b3bf mixed toward gray.

#b6b4be

#b7b5bd

#b7b6bc

#b8b7bb

#b8b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5bc · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b5b5bc · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#b6bab9 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b3bf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b6b3bf (#b6b3bf) is rgb(182, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #b6b3bf 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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