#b6bbc3

Color #b6bbc3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.04 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bbc3

RGB

rgb(182, 187, 195)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 9.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 6.7%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(75.72, -0.19, -4.63)

LCH

lch(75.72, 4.63, 267.65)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0126, 259.94)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 71.4%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3beb6

Analogous

#b6c1c3

#b6bbc3

#b7b6c3

Triadic

#b6bbc3

#c3b6bb

#bbc3b6

Split-complementary

#b6bbc3

#c3b7b6

#c1c3b6

Tetradic

#b6bbc3

#beb6c3

#c3beb6

#bbc3b6

Square

#b6bbc3

#c3b6c1

#c3beb6

#b6c3b7

Shades

Color #b6bbc3 mixed toward black.

#939ba7

#717b8a

#555c67

#393d45

#1c1f22

Tints

Color #b6bbc3 mixed toward white.

#c2c6cd

#ced2d7

#dadde1

#e7e8eb

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b6bbc3 mixed toward gray.

#b7bbc2

#b8bbc1

#b9bcc0

#babcbf

#bbbcbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c1 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c1 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b6c0bf · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bbc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bbc3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b6bbc3 (#b6bbc3) is rgb(182, 187, 195) in RGB.

No, #b6bbc3 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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