#b3b4a3

Color #b3b4a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b4a3

RGB

rgb(179, 180, 163)

HSL

hsl(63.5, 10.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.5, 9.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 9.4%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(72.81, -3.4, 8.55)

LCH

lch(72.81, 9.2, 111.69)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0237, 109.74)

HWB

hwb(63.5, 63.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a3b4

Analogous

#b4ada3

#b3b4a3

#abb4a3

Triadic

#b3b4a3

#a3b3b4

#b4a3b3

Split-complementary

#b3b4a3

#a3abb4

#ada3b4

Tetradic

#b3b4a3

#a3b4a4

#a4a3b4

#b4a3b3

Square

#b3b4a3

#a3b4ad

#a4a3b4

#b4a3ab

Shades

Color #b3b4a3 mixed toward black.

#999a84

#7d7e67

#5e5f4d

#3e3f33

#1f201a

Tints

Color #b3b4a3 mixed toward white.

#c0c1b2

#cccdc2

#d9dad1

#e6e6e0

#f2f3f0

Tones

Color #b3b4a3 mixed toward gray.

#b2b3a5

#b1b1a6

#afb0a7

#aeaea9

#adadaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3a7 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b3a8 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#b3abab · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b4a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b4a3]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b3b4a3 (#b3b4a3) is rgb(179, 180, 163) in RGB.

No, #b3b4a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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