#b8bbab

Color #b8bbab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.02 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bbab

RGB

rgb(184, 187, 171)

HSL

hsl(71.2, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(71.2, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 8.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.25, -3.93, 7.74)

LCH

lch(75.25, 8.68, 116.92)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0224, 115.65)

HWB

hwb(71.2, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeabbb

Analogous

#bbb6ab

#b8bbab

#b0bbab

Triadic

#b8bbab

#abb8bb

#bbabb8

Split-complementary

#b8bbab

#abb0bb

#b6abbb

Tetradic

#b8bbab

#abbbae

#aeabbb

#bbabb8

Square

#b8bbab

#abbbb6

#aeabbb

#bbabb0

Shades

Color #b8bbab mixed toward black.

#9ca08a

#7f846b

#5f6350

#404235

#20211b

Tints

Color #b8bbab mixed toward white.

#c4c6b9

#d0d2c7

#dcddd5

#e7e8e3

#f3f4f1

Tones

Color #b8bbab mixed toward gray.

#b7baac

#b6b8ae

#b6b7af

#b5b6b0

#b4b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9af · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b9b9b0 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b8b2b3 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bbab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bbab]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Frequently asked questions

#b8bbab (#b8bbab) is rgb(184, 187, 171) in RGB.

No, #b8bbab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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