#b2b8a5

Color #b2b8a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.21 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b8a5

RGB

rgb(178, 184, 165)

HSL

hsl(78.9, 11.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78.9, 10.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.3%, 0%, 10.3%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.84, -5.55, 8.94)

LCH

lch(73.84, 10.52, 121.83)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0273, 121.36)

HWB

hwb(78.9, 64.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba5b8

Analogous

#b8b4a5

#b2b8a5

#a8b8a5

Triadic

#b2b8a5

#a5b2b8

#b8a5b2

Split-complementary

#b2b8a5

#a5a8b8

#b4a5b8

Tetradic

#b2b8a5

#a5b8ab

#aba5b8

#b8a5b2

Square

#b2b8a5

#a5b8b4

#aba5b8

#b8a5a8

Shades

Color #b2b8a5 mixed toward black.

#969e84

#798267

#5b624d

#3d4133

#1e211a

Tints

Color #b2b8a5 mixed toward white.

#bfc4b4

#ccd0c3

#d8dbd2

#e5e7e1

#f2f3f0

Tones

Color #b2b8a5 mixed toward gray.

#b1b6a6

#b1b5a8

#b0b3aa

#b0b2ab

#afb0ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5aa · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ab · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b2aeae · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b8a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b8a5]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b2b8a5 (#b2b8a5) is rgb(178, 184, 165) in RGB.

No, #b2b8a5 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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