#b1b5b1

Color #b1b5b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.82 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b5b1

RGB

rgb(177, 181, 177)

HSL

hsl(120, 2.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 2.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 2.2%, 29%)

LAB

lab(73.27, -2.15, 1.54)

LCH

lch(73.27, 2.64, 144.39)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0072, 145.2)

HWB

hwb(120, 69.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b1b5

Analogous

#b3b5b1

#b1b5b1

#b1b5b3

Triadic

#b1b5b1

#b1b1b5

#b5b1b1

Split-complementary

#b1b5b1

#b3b1b5

#b5b1b3

Tetradic

#b1b5b1

#b1b5b5

#b5b1b5

#b5b1b1

Square

#b1b5b1

#b1b3b5

#b5b1b5

#b5b3b1

Shades

Color #b1b5b1 mixed toward black.

#929892

#747a74

#575c57

#3a3d3a

#1d1f1d

Tints

Color #b1b5b1 mixed toward white.

#bec1be

#cbcecb

#d8dad8

#e5e6e5

#f2f3f2

Tones

Color #b1b5b1 mixed toward gray.

#b1b5b1

#b2b4b2

#b3b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b2 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b2b2 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#b1b3b3 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b5b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b5b1]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#b1b5b1 (#b1b5b1) is rgb(177, 181, 177) in RGB.

No, #b1b5b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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