#b6bec2

Color #b6bec2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b6bec2

RGB

rgb(182, 190, 194)

HSL

hsl(200, 9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 6.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 2.1%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(76.48, -1.99, -2.97)

LCH

lch(76.48, 3.58, 236.18)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0106, 229.22)

HWB

hwb(200, 71.4%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2bab6

Analogous

#b6c2c0

#b6bec2

#b6b8c2

Triadic

#b6bec2

#c2b6be

#bec2b6

Split-complementary

#b6bec2

#c2b6b8

#c2c0b6

Tetradic

#b6bec2

#bab6c2

#c2bab6

#bec2b6

Square

#b6bec2

#c0b6c2

#c2bab6

#b8c2b6

Shades

Color #b6bec2 mixed toward black.

#94a0a5

#728189

#566166

#394144

#1d2022

Tints

Color #b6bec2 mixed toward white.

#c2c9cc

#ced4d6

#dadee0

#e7e9eb

#f3f4f5

Tones

Color #b6bec2 mixed toward gray.

#b7bec1

#b8bdc0

#b9bdbf

#babdbe

#bbbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac1 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b8c1 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b6c0c0 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6bec2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6bec2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b6bec2 (#b6bec2) is rgb(182, 190, 194) in RGB.

No, #b6bec2 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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