#B6BFAF

Accessibility

AAA

11.06:1

Vs white / black

1.9:1 · 11.06:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b6bfaf

RGB

rgb(182, 191, 175)

RGBA

rgba(182, 191, 175, 1)

HSL

hsl(94, 11%, 72%)

HSLA

hsla(94, 11%, 72%, 1)

HSV

hsv(94, 8%, 75%)

LAB

lab(76.25% -6.06 7)

LCH

lch(76.25% 9.26 130.88)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7931 -0.016 0.0183)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7931 0.0243 131.16)

XYZ

xyz(45.66, 50.30, 47.85)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 25%)

CSS

color: #b6bfaf;

CSS variable

--color-b6bfaf: #b6bfaf;

SCSS

$color-b6bfaf: #b6bfaf;

JavaScript

const color = "#b6bfaf";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b6bfaf";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b6bfaf" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b6bfaf", "rgb": { "r": 182, "g": 191, "b": 175 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7931 0.0243 131.16)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b6bfaf-1: #b6bfaf;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-300

Very different · ΔE 10.89 · #D4D4D4

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 9.17 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 9.12 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 16.81 · #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.

50f0f8ea 100e3ebdd 200d0d7ca 300b9c1b3 4009ca595 50081897a 6006c7366 700555c50 80040463b 9002b3127 950171d13

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f9faf8 f3f4f2 edefeb e7eae4 e1e4de dbdfd7 d4dad0 ced4ca c8cfc3 c2cabc bcc4b6 b6bfaf a7afa0 989f92 898f83 797f75 6a6f66 5b6058 4c5049 3d403a 2e302c 1e201d 0f100f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9faf8 f3f4f2 edefeb e7eae4 e1e4de dbdfd7 d4dad0 ced4ca c8cfc3 c2cabc bcc4b6

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a7afa0 989f92 898f83 797f75 6a6f66 5b6058 4c5049 3d403a 2e302c 1e201d 0f100f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b1baab adb5a7 a9afa3 a4aa9f a0a59b 9ba098 979a94 929590 8e908c 898b88 858584

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B6BFAFStop 1 #B9B0BFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BEBFB0Stop 1 #B6BFAFStop 2 #B0BFB1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B6BFAFStop 1 #B0B7BFStop 2 #BFB0B7Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B6BFAFStop 1 #B1B0BFStop 2 #BFB0BEStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#32392DStop 1 #58634FStop 2 #7E8E71Stop 3 #A4B09CStop 4 #CBD2C6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b6bfaf works

#B6BFAF (#b6bfaf) sits in the light green family at about 94° hue, 11% saturation, and 72% lightness. Contrast is 1.9:1 on white and 11.06:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b6bfaf as small body text on white — 1.9:1 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: Vitality, optimism, and renewal. Friendly for outdoor and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Green range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Silver#BDC3C7 DarkGray#A9A9A9 LightGray#D3D3D3 Concrete#95A5A6 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Spectrum #C7CF9B#C7CF9B Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1

Where #b6bfaf works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b6bfaf as small body text on white — 1.9:1 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.