#b4b8a6

Color #b4b8a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4b8a6

RGB

rgb(180, 184, 166)

HSL

hsl(73.3, 11.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(73.3, 9.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 9.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.02, -4.65, 8.67)

LCH

lch(74.02, 9.84, 118.21)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0254, 117.17)

HWB

hwb(73.3, 65.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa6b8

Analogous

#b8b3a6

#b4b8a6

#abb8a6

Triadic

#b4b8a6

#a6b4b8

#b8a6b4

Split-complementary

#b4b8a6

#a6abb8

#b3a6b8

Tetradic

#b4b8a6

#a6b8aa

#aaa6b8

#b8a6b4

Square

#b4b8a6

#a6b8b3

#aaa6b8

#b8a6ab

Shades

Color #b4b8a6 mixed toward black.

#999e86

#7c8268

#5d614e

#3e4134

#1f201a

Tints

Color #b4b8a6 mixed toward white.

#c0c4b5

#cdd0c4

#d9dbd2

#e6e7e1

#f2f3f0

Tones

Color #b4b8a6 mixed toward gray.

#b3b6a7

#b2b5a9

#b1b3aa

#b1b2ac

#b0b0ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ab · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b5ac · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b4aeaf · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4b8a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4b8a6]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b4b8a6 (#b4b8a6) is rgb(180, 184, 166) in RGB.

No, #b4b8a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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