#bbb6bb

Color #bbb6bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb6bb

RGB

rgb(187, 182, 187)

HSL

hsl(300, 3.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.58, 2.68, -1.91)

LCH

lch(74.58, 3.29, 324.52)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0089, 325.95)

HWB

hwb(300, 71.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bbb6

Analogous

#b9b6bb

#bbb6bb

#bbb6b9

Triadic

#bbb6bb

#bbbbb6

#b6bbbb

Split-complementary

#bbb6bb

#b9bbb6

#b6bbb9

Tetradic

#bbb6bb

#bbb6b6

#b6bbb6

#b6bbbb

Square

#bbb6bb

#bbb9b6

#b6bbb6

#b6b9bb

Shades

Color #bbb6bb mixed toward black.

#9d969d

#7f777f

#605960

#403b40

#201e20

Tints

Color #bbb6bb mixed toward white.

#c6c2c6

#d2ced2

#dddbdd

#e8e7e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb6bb mixed toward gray.

#bbb7bb

#bab7ba

#b9b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ba · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b9baba · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#bbb9b9 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb6bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb6bb]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bbb6bb (#bbb6bb) is rgb(187, 182, 187) in RGB.

No, #bbb6bb 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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