#b2b9ae

Color #b2b9ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b9ae

RGB

rgb(178, 185, 174)

HSL

hsl(98.2, 7.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(98.2, 5.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 0%, 5.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.33, -4.48, 4.73)

LCH

lch(74.33, 6.51, 133.45)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0172, 133.82)

HWB

hwb(98.2, 68.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5aeb9

Analogous

#b8b9ae

#b2b9ae

#aeb9b0

Triadic

#b2b9ae

#aeb2b9

#b9aeb2

Split-complementary

#b2b9ae

#b0aeb9

#b9aeb8

Tetradic

#b2b9ae

#aeb9b5

#b5aeb9

#b9aeb2

Square

#b2b9ae

#aeb8b9

#b5aeb9

#b9b0ae

Shades

Color #b2b9ae mixed toward black.

#939d8e

#75806f

#586053

#3b4037

#1d201c

Tints

Color #b2b9ae mixed toward white.

#bfc5bc

#ccd0c9

#d9dcd7

#e5e8e4

#f2f3f2

Tones

Color #b2b9ae mixed toward gray.

#b2b8af

#b3b7b0

#b3b6b1

#b3b5b2

#b3b4b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b1 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b4b1 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#b2b3b3 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b9ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b9ae]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#b2b9ae (#b2b9ae) is rgb(178, 185, 174) in RGB.

No, #b2b9ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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