#b3b8ae

Color #b3b8ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b8ae

RGB

rgb(179, 184, 174)

HSL

hsl(90, 6.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 5.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 5.4%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.14, -3.6, 4.47)

LCH

lch(74.14, 5.74, 128.85)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.015, 128.78)

HWB

hwb(90, 68.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3aeb8

Analogous

#b8b8ae

#b3b8ae

#aeb8ae

Triadic

#b3b8ae

#aeb3b8

#b8aeb3

Split-complementary

#b3b8ae

#aeaeb8

#b8aeb8

Tetradic

#b3b8ae

#aeb8b3

#b3aeb8

#b8aeb3

Square

#b3b8ae

#aeb8b8

#b3aeb8

#b8aeae

Shades

Color #b3b8ae mixed toward black.

#959c8e

#777f6f

#5a5f54

#3c4038

#1e201c

Tints

Color #b3b8ae mixed toward white.

#c0c4bb

#ccd0c9

#d9dcd6

#e6e7e4

#f2f3f1

Tones

Color #b3b8ae mixed toward gray.

#b3b7af

#b3b6b0

#b3b6b1

#b3b5b1

#b3b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b0 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b5b5b1 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#b3b2b3 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b8ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b8ae]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#b3b8ae (#b3b8ae) is rgb(179, 184, 174) in RGB.

No, #b3b8ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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