#b6b5bd

Color #b6b5bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b5bd

RGB

rgb(182, 181, 189)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 5.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 4.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.98, 1.87, -3.93)

LCH

lch(73.98, 4.35, 295.45)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0113, 291.8)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 71%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbdb5

Analogous

#b5b8bd

#b6b5bd

#bab5bd

Triadic

#b6b5bd

#bdb6b5

#b5bdb6

Split-complementary

#b6b5bd

#bdbab5

#b8bdb5

Tetradic

#b6b5bd

#bdb5bc

#bcbdb5

#b5bdb6

Square

#b6b5bd

#bdb5b8

#bcbdb5

#b5bdba

Shades

Color #b6b5bd mixed toward black.

#9694a0

#767482

#585762

#3b3a41

#1d1d21

Tints

Color #b6b5bd mixed toward white.

#c2c1c8

#ceced3

#dadade

#e7e6e9

#f3f3f4

Tones

Color #b6b5bd mixed toward gray.

#b6b6bc

#b7b6bc

#b7b7bb

#b8b8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6bb · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bb · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b6bab9 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b5bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b5bd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b5bd (#b6b5bd) is rgb(182, 181, 189) in RGB.

No, #b6b5bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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