#b5bab3

Color #b5bab3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bab3

RGB

rgb(181, 186, 179)

HSL

hsl(102.9, 4.8%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(102.9, 3.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 3.8%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.95, -3.04, 2.94)

LCH

lch(74.95, 4.23, 135.96)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0112, 136.45)

HWB

hwb(102.9, 70.2%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b3ba

Analogous

#b9bab3

#b5bab3

#b3bab5

Triadic

#b5bab3

#b3b5ba

#bab3b5

Split-complementary

#b5bab3

#b5b3ba

#bab3b9

Tetradic

#b5bab3

#b3bab8

#b8b3ba

#bab3b5

Square

#b5bab3

#b3b9ba

#b8b3ba

#bab5b3

Shades

Color #b5bab3 mixed toward black.

#969d93

#778074

#596057

#3c403a

#1e201d

Tints

Color #b5bab3 mixed toward white.

#c1c6c0

#ced1cc

#daddd9

#e6e8e6

#f3f4f2

Tones

Color #b5bab3 mixed toward gray.

#b5b9b4

#b6b9b4

#b6b8b5

#b6b7b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b5 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b5 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b5b6b6 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bab3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bab3]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#b5bab3 (#b5bab3) is rgb(181, 186, 179) in RGB.

No, #b5bab3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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