#b6bbc4

Color #b6bbc4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bbc4

RGB

rgb(182, 187, 196)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 10.6%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 7.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(75.74, 0.01, -5.14)

LCH

lch(75.74, 5.14, 270.11)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0139, 262.57)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 71.4%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4bfb6

Analogous

#b6c2c4

#b6bbc4

#b8b6c4

Triadic

#b6bbc4

#c4b6bb

#bbc4b6

Split-complementary

#b6bbc4

#c4b8b6

#c2c4b6

Tetradic

#b6bbc4

#bfb6c4

#c4bfb6

#bbc4b6

Square

#b6bbc4

#c4b6c2

#c4bfb6

#b6c4b8

Shades

Color #b6bbc4 mixed toward black.

#939aa8

#717a8b

#545c68

#383d46

#1c1f23

Tints

Color #b6bbc4 mixed toward white.

#c2c6ce

#ced2d8

#dadde1

#e7e8eb

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b6bbc4 mixed toward gray.

#b7bbc3

#b8bcc2

#b9bcc0

#bbbcbf

#bcbdbe

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

#b8b8c2 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b8c1 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b6c0c0 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bbc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bbc4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6bbc4 (#b6bbc4) is rgb(182, 187, 196) in RGB.

No, #b6bbc4 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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