#b6b5c3

Color #b6b5c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b5c3

RGB

rgb(182, 181, 195)

HSL

hsl(244.3, 10.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.3, 7.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 7.2%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(74.15, 3.04, -6.95)

LCH

lch(74.15, 7.59, 293.63)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0197, 289.26)

HWB

hwb(244.3, 71%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c3b5

Analogous

#b5bbc3

#b6b5c3

#bdb5c3

Triadic

#b6b5c3

#c3b6b5

#b5c3b6

Split-complementary

#b6b5c3

#c3bdb5

#bbc3b5

Tetradic

#b6b5c3

#c3b5c2

#c2c3b5

#b5c3b6

Square

#b6b5c3

#c3b5bb

#c2c3b5

#b5c3bd

Shades

Color #b6b5c3 mixed toward black.

#9492a7

#72708a

#565468

#393845

#1d1c23

Tints

Color #b6b5c3 mixed toward white.

#c2c1cd

#ceced7

#dadae1

#e7e6eb

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b6b5c3 mixed toward gray.

#b7b6c2

#b8b7c1

#b9b8bf

#bababe

#bbbbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c0 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bf · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#b6bdbd · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b5c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b5c3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6b5c3 (#b6b5c3) is rgb(182, 181, 195) in RGB.

No, #b6b5c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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