#b3b5ab

Color #b3b5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b5ab

RGB

rgb(179, 181, 171)

HSL

hsl(72, 6.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72, 5.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(73.27, -2.54, 4.85)

LCH

lch(73.27, 5.47, 117.64)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0141, 116.02)

HWB

hwb(72, 67.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adabb5

Analogous

#b5b2ab

#b3b5ab

#aeb5ab

Triadic

#b3b5ab

#abb3b5

#b5abb3

Split-complementary

#b3b5ab

#abaeb5

#b2abb5

Tetradic

#b3b5ab

#abb5ad

#adabb5

#b5abb3

Square

#b3b5ab

#abb5b2

#adabb5

#b5abae

Shades

Color #b3b5ab mixed toward black.

#97998c

#7a7d6e

#5b5e52

#3d3e37

#1e1f1b

Tints

Color #b3b5ab mixed toward white.

#c0c1b9

#cccec7

#d9dad5

#e6e6e3

#f2f3f1

Tones

Color #b3b5ab mixed toward gray.

#b2b4ac

#b2b3ad

#b1b2ad

#b1b2ae

#b0b1af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ad · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ae · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#b3afb0 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b5ab]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b3b5ab (#b3b5ab) is rgb(179, 181, 171) in RGB.

No, #b3b5ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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