HEX Color #B6C5B6 (Silver)

About #B6C5B6

The precise color #B6C5B6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Silver. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 197, and 182.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 8% Yellow, and 23% Black. With a hue angle of 120.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6C5B6

RGB182, 197, 182

HSL120.0°, 11.5%, 74.3%

CMYK8%, 0%, 8%, 23%

HSV120.0°, 7.6%, 77.3%

LAB78.0, -7.9, 5.8

XYZ47.7, 53.3, 52.0

Decimal11978166

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B6C5B6 #C5B5C5

Analogous

#BDC5B5 #B5C5BD

Triadic

#B5B5C5 #C5B5B5

Tetradic

#B5BDC5 #C5B5C5 #C5BDB5

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#B6C5B6

#BECBBE

#C6D1C6

#CED8CE

#D6DED6

#DEE5DE

#E6EBE6

#EEF2EE

#F6F8F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#B6C5B6

#A1AFA1

#8D998D

#798379

#656D65

#505750

#3C413C

#282B28

#141514

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.80:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.65:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.72:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.90:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6C5B6; }

.text-color { color: #B6C5B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6C5B6; }

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#C0C0C0