#b8b9b4

Color #b8b9b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.88 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b9b4

RGB

rgb(184, 185, 180)

HSL

hsl(72, 3.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72, 2.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 2.7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.94, -1.27, 2.41)

LCH

lch(74.94, 2.72, 117.79)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.007, 116.2)

HWB

hwb(72, 70.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b4b9

Analogous

#b9b8b4

#b8b9b4

#b6b9b4

Triadic

#b8b9b4

#b4b8b9

#b9b4b8

Split-complementary

#b8b9b4

#b4b6b9

#b8b4b9

Tetradic

#b8b9b4

#b4b9b5

#b5b4b9

#b9b4b8

Square

#b8b9b4

#b4b9b8

#b5b4b9

#b9b4b6

Shades

Color #b8b9b4 mixed toward black.

#9a9c95

#7c7e76

#5d5e58

#3e3f3b

#1f1f1d

Tints

Color #b8b9b4 mixed toward white.

#c4c5c1

#d0d0cd

#dcdcda

#e7e8e6

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b8b9b4 mixed toward gray.

#b8b9b5

#b8b8b5

#b7b8b5

#b7b7b6

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

#b8b8b5 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b8b6 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#b8b6b6 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b9b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b9b4]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b8b9b4 (#b8b9b4) is rgb(184, 185, 180) in RGB.

No, #b8b9b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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