#b3b6a2

Color #b3b6a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.61 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b6a2

RGB

rgb(179, 182, 162)

HSL

hsl(69, 12%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69, 11%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 11%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(73.32, -4.64, 9.83)

LCH

lch(73.32, 10.87, 115.27)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0279, 114.09)

HWB

hwb(69, 63.5%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a2b6

Analogous

#b6afa2

#b3b6a2

#a9b6a2

Triadic

#b3b6a2

#a2b3b6

#b6a2b3

Split-complementary

#b3b6a2

#a2a9b6

#afa2b6

Tetradic

#b3b6a2

#a2b6a5

#a5a2b6

#b6a2b3

Square

#b3b6a2

#a2b6af

#a5a2b6

#b6a2a9

Shades

Color #b3b6a2 mixed toward black.

#999d82

#7c8165

#5d604c

#3e4032

#1f2019

Tints

Color #b3b6a2 mixed toward white.

#c0c2b2

#cccec1

#d9dbd1

#e6e7e0

#f2f3f0

Tones

Color #b3b6a2 mixed toward gray.

#b2b4a4

#b1b3a5

#b0b1a7

#aeafa9

#adaeaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4a7 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b4b4a8 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#b3abac · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b6a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b6a2]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b3b6a2 (#b3b6a2) is rgb(179, 182, 162) in RGB.

No, #b3b6a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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