#b8b6b8

Color #b8b6b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.68 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b6b8

RGB

rgb(184, 182, 184)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.4%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 1.1%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.26, 1.07, -0.77)

LCH

lch(74.26, 1.32, 324.26)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0035, 325.41)

HWB

hwb(300, 71.4%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b8b6

Analogous

#b7b6b8

#b8b6b8

#b8b6b7

Triadic

#b8b6b8

#b8b8b6

#b6b8b8

Split-complementary

#b8b6b8

#b7b8b6

#b6b8b7

Tetradic

#b8b6b8

#b8b6b6

#b6b8b6

#b6b8b8

Square

#b8b6b8

#b8b7b6

#b6b8b6

#b6b7b8

Shades

Color #b8b6b8 mixed toward black.

#9a979a

#7c787c

#5d5a5d

#3e3c3e

#1f1e1f

Tints

Color #b8b6b8 mixed toward white.

#c4c2c4

#d0ced0

#dcdbdc

#e7e7e7

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b8b6b8 mixed toward gray.

#b8b6b8

#b8b7b8

#b7b7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b8 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b8b7b7 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b6b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b6b8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b8b6b8 (#b8b6b8) is rgb(184, 182, 184) in RGB.

No, #b8b6b8 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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