#b2b3aa

Color #b2b3aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b3aa

RGB

rgb(178, 179, 170)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 5.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.63, -2, 4.47)

LCH

lch(72.63, 4.9, 114.11)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0126, 111.89)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 66.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abaab3

Analogous

#b3afaa

#b2b3aa

#adb3aa

Triadic

#b2b3aa

#aab2b3

#b3aab2

Split-complementary

#b2b3aa

#aaadb3

#afaab3

Tetradic

#b2b3aa

#aab3ab

#abaab3

#b3aab2

Square

#b2b3aa

#aab3af

#abaab3

#b3aaad

Shades

Color #b2b3aa mixed toward black.

#96978b

#797b6e

#5b5c52

#3d3d37

#1e1f1b

Tints

Color #b2b3aa mixed toward white.

#bfc0b8

#ccccc6

#d8d9d4

#e5e6e3

#f2f2f1

Tones

Color #b2b3aa mixed toward gray.

#b1b2ab

#b1b1ab

#b0b1ac

#b0b0ad

#afafae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ac · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b2ad · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#b2aeae · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b3aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b3aa]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b2b3aa (#b2b3aa) is rgb(178, 179, 170) in RGB.

No, #b2b3aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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