#B6ADB5

Accessibility

AAA

9.63:1

Vs white / black

2.18:1 · 9.63:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b6adb5

RGB

rgb(182, 173, 181)

RGBA

rgba(182, 173, 181, 1)

HSL

hsl(307, 6%, 70%)

HSLA

hsla(307, 6%, 70%, 1)

HSV

hsv(307, 5%, 71%)

LAB

lab(71.67% 4.68 -2.94)

LCH

lch(71.67% 5.53 327.86)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7575 0.013 -0.0078)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7575 0.0152 329.04)

XYZ

xyz(42.57, 43.17, 49.80)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 29%)

CSS

color: #b6adb5;

CSS variable

--color-b6adb5: #b6adb5;

SCSS

$color-b6adb5: #b6adb5;

JavaScript

const color = "#b6adb5";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b6adb5";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b6adb5" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b6adb5", "rgb": { "r": 182, "g": 173, "b": 181 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7575 0.0152 329.04)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b6adb5-1: #b6adb5;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 5.8 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 6.76 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 7.25 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 18.49 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf1fc 100f0e3ef 200dcd0db 300c5b9c4 400a99da8 5008d828c 600776c76 70060565f 8004a4049 900352c34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9f8f9 f3f1f3 edebed e7e4e6 e1dde0 dbd6da d4cfd4 cec8ce c8c2c8 c2bbc1 bcb4bb b6adb5 a79fa6 989097 898288 797379 6a656a 5b575b 4c484b 3d3a3c 2e2b2d 1e1d1e 0f0e0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9f8f9 f3f1f3 edebed e7e4e6 e1dde0 dbd6da d4cfd4 cec8ce c8c2c8 c2bbc1 bcb4bb

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a79fa6 989097 898288 797379 6a656a 5b575b 4c484b 3d3a3c 2e2b2d 1e1d1e 0f0e0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b1a9b1 ada6ac a9a2a8 a49ea3 a09a9f 9b979b 979396 928f92 8e8b8d 898889 858484

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B6ADB5Stop 1 #AEB7AFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B4AEB7Stop 1 #B6ADB5Stop 2 #B7AEB1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B6ADB5Stop 1 #B6B7AEStop 2 #AEB6B7Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B6ADB5Stop 1 #B1B7AEStop 2 #AEB7B4Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363035Stop 1 #5F545DStop 2 #877885Stop 3 #ABA0AAStop 4 #CFC9CEStop 5

Using this color

Where #b6adb5 works

#B6ADB5 (#b6adb5) sits in the grey family at about 307° hue, 6% saturation, and 70% lightness. Contrast is 2.18:1 on white and 9.63:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b6adb5 as small body text on white — 2.18:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Web Safe #999999#999999 Silver#BDC3C7 Material You Neutral#938F99

Where #b6adb5 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b6adb5 as small body text on white — 2.18:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.