#b3bcb5

Color #b3bcb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.58 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bcb5

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 181)

HSL

hsl(133.3, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(133.3, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 0%, 3.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.38, -4.44, 2.46)

LCH

lch(75.38, 5.08, 151.01)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.014, 152.7)

HWB

hwb(133.3, 70.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb3ba

Analogous

#b6bcb3

#b3bcb5

#b3bcba

Triadic

#b3bcb5

#b5b3bc

#bcb5b3

Split-complementary

#b3bcb5

#bab3bc

#bcb3b6

Tetradic

#b3bcb5

#b3babc

#bcb3ba

#bcb5b3

Square

#b3bcb5

#b3b6bc

#bcb3ba

#bcbab3

Shades

Color #b3bcb5 mixed toward black.

#939f95

#738276

#566259

#39413b

#1d211e

Tints

Color #b3bcb5 mixed toward white.

#c0c7c1

#ccd2ce

#d9deda

#e6e9e6

#f2f4f3

Tones

Color #b3bcb5 mixed toward gray.

#b4bbb6

#b5bbb6

#b5bab6

#b6b9b7

#b7b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b7 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b3b8b8 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bcb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bcb5]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Frequently asked questions

#b3bcb5 (#b3bcb5) is rgb(179, 188, 181) in RGB.

No, #b3bcb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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