#b6b6b3

Color #b6b6b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.07 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b6b3

RGB

rgb(182, 182, 179)

HSL

hsl(60, 2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 1.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 1.6%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(73.97, -0.55, 1.52)

LCH

lch(73.97, 1.62, 109.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0042, 106.7)

HWB

hwb(60, 70.2%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b3b6

Analogous

#b6b5b3

#b6b6b3

#b5b6b3

Triadic

#b6b6b3

#b3b6b6

#b6b3b6

Split-complementary

#b6b6b3

#b3b5b6

#b5b3b6

Tetradic

#b6b6b3

#b3b6b3

#b3b3b6

#b6b3b6

Square

#b6b6b3

#b3b6b5

#b3b3b6

#b6b3b5

Shades

Color #b6b6b3 mixed toward black.

#999994

#7b7b76

#5c5c58

#3d3d3b

#1f1f1d

Tints

Color #b6b6b3 mixed toward white.

#c2c2c0

#cececc

#dbdbd9

#e7e7e6

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b6b6b3 mixed toward gray.

#b6b6b3

#b6b6b4

#b5b5b4

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

#b6b6b4 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b4 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#b6b4b4 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b6b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b6b3]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b6b6b3 (#b6b6b3) is rgb(182, 182, 179) in RGB.

No, #b6b6b3 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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