#b6babb

Color #b6babb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6babb

RGB

rgb(182, 186, 187)

HSL

hsl(192, 3.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 2.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.23, -1.2, -0.99)

LCH

lch(75.23, 1.56, 219.52)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0047, 214.7)

HWB

hwb(192, 71.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb7b6

Analogous

#b6bbba

#b6babb

#b6b8bb

Triadic

#b6babb

#bbb6ba

#babbb6

Split-complementary

#b6babb

#bbb6b8

#bbbab6

Tetradic

#b6babb

#b7b6bb

#bbb7b6

#babbb6

Square

#b6babb

#bab6bb

#bbb7b6

#b8bbb6

Shades

Color #b6babb mixed toward black.

#969c9d

#777e7f

#595e60

#3b3f40

#1e1f20

Tints

Color #b6babb mixed toward white.

#c2c6c6

#ced1d2

#dbdddd

#e7e8e8

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b6babb mixed toward gray.

#b7babb

#b7baba

#b7b9ba

#b8b9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bb · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b7bb · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b6bbbb · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6babb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6babb]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#b6babb (#b6babb) is rgb(182, 186, 187) in RGB.

No, #b6babb 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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