#b1b3a6

Color #b1b3a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b3a6

RGB

rgb(177, 179, 166)

HSL

hsl(69.2, 7.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69.2, 7.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 7.3%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.46, -3.07, 6.39)

LCH

lch(72.46, 7.09, 115.66)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0183, 113.9)

HWB

hwb(69.2, 65.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a6b3

Analogous

#b3aea6

#b1b3a6

#aab3a6

Triadic

#b1b3a6

#a6b1b3

#b3a6b1

Split-complementary

#b1b3a6

#a6aab3

#aea6b3

Tetradic

#b1b3a6

#a6b3a8

#a8a6b3

#b3a6b1

Square

#b1b3a6

#a6b3ae

#a8a6b3

#b3a6aa

Shades

Color #b1b3a6 mixed toward black.

#969887

#797c6a

#5b5d4f

#3d3e35

#1e1f1a

Tints

Color #b1b3a6 mixed toward white.

#bec0b5

#cbccc4

#d8d9d2

#e5e6e1

#f2f2f0

Tones

Color #b1b3a6 mixed toward gray.

#b0b2a7

#afb1a8

#afb0a9

#aeafaa

#adadab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2a9 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b2aa · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b1acac · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b3a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b3a6]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b1b3a6 (#b1b3a6) is rgb(177, 179, 166) in RGB.

No, #b1b3a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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