#b6b7c6

Color #b6b7c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b7c6

RGB

rgb(182, 183, 198)

HSL

hsl(236.3, 12.3%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.3, 8.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 7.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(74.75, 2.56, -7.69)

LCH

lch(74.75, 8.1, 288.41)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0211, 282.85)

HWB

hwb(236.3, 71.4%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c5b6

Analogous

#b6bfc6

#b6b7c6

#bdb6c6

Triadic

#b6b7c6

#c6b6b7

#b7c6b6

Split-complementary

#b6b7c6

#c6bdb6

#bfc6b6

Tetradic

#b6b7c6

#c5b6c6

#c6c5b6

#b7c6b6

Square

#b6b7c6

#c6b6bf

#c6c5b6

#b6c6bd

Shades

Color #b6b7c6 mixed toward black.

#9294aa

#6f718e

#53556b

#383847

#1c1c24

Tints

Color #b6b7c6 mixed toward white.

#c2c3cf

#cecfd9

#dadbe2

#e7e7ec

#f3f3f5

Tones

Color #b6b7c6 mixed toward gray.

#b7b8c5

#b9b9c3

#babac2

#bbbcc1

#bdbdbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c3 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c2 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b6c0bf · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b7c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b7c6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b6b7c6 (#b6b7c6) is rgb(182, 183, 198) in RGB.

No, #b6b7c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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