#b5b9aa

Color #b5b9aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b9aa

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 170)

HSL

hsl(76, 9.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(76, 8.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 8.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.46, -4.12, 7.13)

LCH

lch(74.46, 8.23, 120.02)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0213, 118.98)

HWB

hwb(76, 66.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeaab9

Analogous

#b9b5aa

#b5b9aa

#adb9aa

Triadic

#b5b9aa

#aab5b9

#b9aab5

Split-complementary

#b5b9aa

#aaadb9

#b5aab9

Tetradic

#b5b9aa

#aab9ae

#aeaab9

#b9aab5

Square

#b5b9aa

#aab9b5

#aeaab9

#b9aaad

Shades

Color #b5b9aa mixed toward black.

#999e8a

#7c826b

#5d6150

#3e4135

#1f201b

Tints

Color #b5b9aa mixed toward white.

#c1c5b8

#ced0c6

#dadcd4

#e6e8e3

#f3f3f1

Tones

Color #b5b9aa mixed toward gray.

#b4b8ab

#b4b6ac

#b3b5ae

#b3b4af

#b2b3b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ae · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b6af · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#b5b1b1 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b9aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b9aa]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b5b9aa (#b5b9aa) is rgb(181, 185, 170) in RGB.

No, #b5b9aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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