#b1b5b3

Color #b1b5b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1b5b3

RGB

rgb(177, 181, 179)

HSL

hsl(150, 2.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 2.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 1.1%, 29%)

LAB

lab(73.32, -1.78, 0.53)

LCH

lch(73.32, 1.86, 163.42)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0053, 164.65)

HWB

hwb(150, 69.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b1b3

Analogous

#b1b5b1

#b1b5b3

#b1b5b5

Triadic

#b1b5b3

#b3b1b5

#b5b3b1

Split-complementary

#b1b5b3

#b5b1b5

#b5b1b1

Tetradic

#b1b5b3

#b1b3b5

#b5b1b3

#b5b3b1

Square

#b1b5b3

#b1b1b5

#b5b1b3

#b5b5b1

Shades

Color #b1b5b3 mixed toward black.

#929895

#747a77

#575c5a

#3a3d3c

#1d1f1e

Tints

Color #b1b5b3 mixed toward white.

#bec1c0

#cbcecc

#d8dad9

#e5e6e6

#f2f3f2

Tones

Color #b1b5b3 mixed toward gray.

#b1b5b3

#b2b4b3

#b3b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b2b4 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b1b4b4 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1b5b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1b5b3]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#b1b5b3 (#b1b5b3) is rgb(177, 181, 179) in RGB.

No, #b1b5b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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