#b9bab6

Color #b9bab6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.23 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bab6

RGB

rgb(185, 186, 182)

HSL

hsl(75, 2.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(75, 2.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 2.2%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(75.33, -1.09, 1.9)

LCH

lch(75.33, 2.19, 119.84)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0057, 118.37)

HWB

hwb(75, 71.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b6ba

Analogous

#bab9b6

#b9bab6

#b7bab6

Triadic

#b9bab6

#b6b9ba

#bab6b9

Split-complementary

#b9bab6

#b6b7ba

#b9b6ba

Tetradic

#b9bab6

#b6bab7

#b7b6ba

#bab6b9

Square

#b9bab6

#b6bab9

#b7b6ba

#bab6b7

Shades

Color #b9bab6 mixed toward black.

#9b9c97

#7c7e77

#5d5f59

#3e3f3c

#1f201e

Tints

Color #b9bab6 mixed toward white.

#c5c6c2

#d0d1ce

#dcdddb

#e8e8e7

#f3f4f3

Tones

Color #b9bab6 mixed toward gray.

#b9bab6

#b9b9b7

#b8b9b7

#b8b8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b7 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9b7 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#b9b8b8 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bab6]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#b9bab6 (#b9bab6) is rgb(185, 186, 182) in RGB.

No, #b9bab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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