#b6b5ba

Color #b6b5ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.69 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b5ba

RGB

rgb(182, 181, 186)

HSL

hsl(252, 3.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 2.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 2.7%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.89, 1.29, -2.41)

LCH

lch(73.89, 2.73, 298.16)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0071, 295.11)

HWB

hwb(252, 71%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bab5

Analogous

#b5b7ba

#b6b5ba

#b9b5ba

Triadic

#b6b5ba

#bab6b5

#b5bab6

Split-complementary

#b6b5ba

#bab9b5

#b7bab5

Tetradic

#b6b5ba

#bab5b9

#b9bab5

#b5bab6

Square

#b6b5ba

#bab5b7

#b9bab5

#b5bab9

Shades

Color #b6b5ba mixed toward black.

#97959d

#78767f

#5a595f

#3c3b3f

#1e1e20

Tints

Color #b6b5ba mixed toward white.

#c2c1c6

#ceced1

#dbdadd

#e7e6e8

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b6b5ba mixed toward gray.

#b6b6ba

#b7b6b9

#b7b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b9 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b9 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b6b8b8 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b5ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b5ba]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b6b5ba (#b6b5ba) is rgb(182, 181, 186) in RGB.

No, #b6b5ba 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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