#b2b3ae

Color #b2b3ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.44 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b3ae

RGB

rgb(178, 179, 174)

HSL

hsl(72, 3.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72, 2.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 2.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.73, -1.28, 2.42)

LCH

lch(72.73, 2.74, 117.88)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0071, 115.84)

HWB

hwb(72, 68.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afaeb3

Analogous

#b3b1ae

#b2b3ae

#afb3ae

Triadic

#b2b3ae

#aeb2b3

#b3aeb2

Split-complementary

#b2b3ae

#aeafb3

#b1aeb3

Tetradic

#b2b3ae

#aeb3af

#afaeb3

#b3aeb2

Square

#b2b3ae

#aeb3b1

#afaeb3

#b3aeaf

Shades

Color #b2b3ae mixed toward black.

#959790

#787972

#5a5b55

#3c3d39

#1e1e1c

Tints

Color #b2b3ae mixed toward white.

#bfc0bb

#ccccc9

#d8d9d6

#e5e6e4

#f2f2f1

Tones

Color #b2b3ae mixed toward gray.

#b2b3ae

#b1b2af

#b1b1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2af · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b2b0 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b2b0b0 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b3ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b3ae]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b2b3ae (#b2b3ae) is rgb(178, 179, 174) in RGB.

No, #b2b3ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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