#b0b9b6

Color #b0b9b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.98 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b0b9b6

RGB

rgb(176, 185, 182)

HSL

hsl(160, 6%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160, 4.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 1.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.38, -3.69, 0.44)

LCH

lch(74.38, 3.72, 173.2)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0109, 174.18)

HWB

hwb(160, 69%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b0b3

Analogous

#b0b9b2

#b0b9b6

#b0b8b9

Triadic

#b0b9b6

#b6b0b9

#b9b6b0

Split-complementary

#b0b9b6

#b9b0b8

#b9b2b0

Tetradic

#b0b9b6

#b0b3b9

#b9b0b3

#b9b6b0

Square

#b0b9b6

#b2b0b9

#b9b0b3

#b8b9b0

Shades

Color #b0b9b6 mixed toward black.

#909d99

#71807b

#55605c

#39403d

#1c201f

Tints

Color #b0b9b6 mixed toward white.

#bdc5c2

#cad0ce

#d8dcdb

#e5e8e7

#f2f3f3

Tones

Color #b0b9b6 mixed toward gray.

#b1b8b6

#b2b8b6

#b2b7b5

#b3b6b5

#b4b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b7 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b3b7 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#b0b7b7 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0b9b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0b9b6]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#b0b9b6 (#b0b9b6) is rgb(176, 185, 182) in RGB.

No, #b0b9b6 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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