#b6b5bc

Color #b6b5bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.34 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b5bc

RGB

rgb(182, 181, 188)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.95, 1.67, -3.42)

LCH

lch(73.95, 3.81, 296.03)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0099, 292.66)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbcb5

Analogous

#b5b8bc

#b6b5bc

#bab5bc

Triadic

#b6b5bc

#bcb6b5

#b5bcb6

Split-complementary

#b6b5bc

#bcbab5

#b8bcb5

Tetradic

#b6b5bc

#bcb5bb

#bbbcb5

#b5bcb6

Square

#b6b5bc

#bcb5b8

#bbbcb5

#b5bcba

Shades

Color #b6b5bc mixed toward black.

#96959f

#777581

#595861

#3b3a41

#1e1d20

Tints

Color #b6b5bc mixed toward white.

#c2c1c7

#ceced2

#dbdade

#e7e6e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b6b5bc mixed toward gray.

#b7b6bc

#b7b6bb

#b7b7ba

#b8b7ba

#b8b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ba · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b6ba · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b6b9b9 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b5bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b5bc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b5bc (#b6b5bc) is rgb(182, 181, 188) in RGB.

No, #b6b5bc 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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