#b9b7b6

Color #b9b7b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.28 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b7b6

RGB

rgb(185, 183, 182)

HSL

hsl(20, 2.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 1.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 1.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.55, 0.52, 0.75)

LCH

lch(74.55, 0.91, 55.27)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0027, 48.01)

HWB

hwb(20, 71.4%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b8b9

Analogous

#b9b6b7

#b9b7b6

#b9b9b6

Triadic

#b9b7b6

#b6b9b7

#b7b6b9

Split-complementary

#b9b7b6

#b6b9b9

#b6b7b9

Tetradic

#b9b7b6

#b8b9b6

#b6b8b9

#b7b6b9

Square

#b9b7b6

#b7b9b6

#b6b8b9

#b9b6b9

Shades

Color #b9b7b6 mixed toward black.

#9b9897

#7d7a78

#5e5b5a

#3e3d3c

#1f1e1e

Tints

Color #b9b7b6 mixed toward white.

#c5c3c2

#d0cfce

#dcdbdb

#e8e7e7

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b9b7b6 mixed toward gray.

#b9b7b6

#b9b7b7

#b8b7b7

#b8b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b6 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b8b6 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#b9b6b6 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b7b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b7b6]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#b9b7b6 (#b9b7b6) is rgb(185, 183, 182) in RGB.

No, #b9b7b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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