#b5b8ae

Color #b5b8ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.49 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b8ae

RGB

rgb(181, 184, 174)

HSL

hsl(78, 6.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78, 5.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 5.4%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.29, -2.89, 4.71)

LCH

lch(74.29, 5.53, 121.53)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0143, 120.14)

HWB

hwb(78, 68.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1aeb8

Analogous

#b8b6ae

#b5b8ae

#b0b8ae

Triadic

#b5b8ae

#aeb5b8

#b8aeb5

Split-complementary

#b5b8ae

#aeb0b8

#b6aeb8

Tetradic

#b5b8ae

#aeb8b1

#b1aeb8

#b8aeb5

Square

#b5b8ae

#aeb8b6

#b1aeb8

#b8aeb0

Shades

Color #b5b8ae mixed toward black.

#989c8e

#7a7f6f

#5c5f54

#3d4038

#1f201c

Tints

Color #b5b8ae mixed toward white.

#c1c4bb

#ced0c9

#dadcd6

#e6e7e4

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b5b8ae mixed toward gray.

#b5b7af

#b4b6b0

#b4b6b1

#b4b5b1

#b3b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b0 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b1 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b5b2b3 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b8ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b8ae]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b8ae (#b5b8ae) is rgb(181, 184, 174) in RGB.

No, #b5b8ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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