#b0b0ad

Color #b0b0ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b0ad

RGB

rgb(176, 176, 173)

HSL

hsl(60, 1.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 1.7%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 1.7%, 31%)

LAB

lab(71.76, -0.56, 1.53)

LCH

lch(71.76, 1.63, 110.1)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0042, 106.7)

HWB

hwb(60, 67.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adadb0

Analogous

#b0aead

#b0b0ad

#aeb0ad

Triadic

#b0b0ad

#adb0b0

#b0adb0

Split-complementary

#b0b0ad

#adaeb0

#aeadb0

Tetradic

#b0b0ad

#adb0ad

#adadb0

#b0adb0

Square

#b0b0ad

#adb0ae

#adadb0

#b0adae

Shades

Color #b0b0ad mixed toward black.

#93938f

#767672

#595956

#3b3b39

#1e1e1d

Tints

Color #b0b0ad mixed toward white.

#bdbdbb

#cacac8

#d7d7d6

#e5e5e4

#f2f2f1

Tones

Color #b0b0ad mixed toward gray.

#b0b0ad

#afafad

#afafae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ae · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b0ae · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#b0aeae · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b0ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b0ad]

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Beige #f5f5dc

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Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b0b0ad (#b0b0ad) is rgb(176, 176, 173) in RGB.

No, #b0b0ad is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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