#b5b6b5

Color #b5b6b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.82 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b6b5

RGB

rgb(181, 182, 181)

HSL

hsl(120, 0.7%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 0.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 0.5%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(73.94, -0.54, 0.38)

LCH

lch(73.94, 0.66, 144.87)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0018, 146.31)

HWB

hwb(120, 71%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b5b6

Analogous

#b6b6b5

#b5b6b5

#b5b6b6

Triadic

#b5b6b5

#b5b5b6

#b6b5b5

Split-complementary

#b5b6b5

#b6b5b6

Tetradic

#b5b6b5

#b5b6b6

#b6b5b6

#b6b5b5

Square

#b5b6b5

#b5b6b6

#b6b5b6

#b6b6b5

Shades

Color #b5b6b5 mixed toward black.

#979897

#787a78

#5a5b5a

#3c3d3c

#1e1e1e

Tints

Color #b5b6b5 mixed toward white.

#c1c2c1

#cecece

#dadbda

#e6e7e6

#f3f3f3

Tones

Color #b5b6b5 mixed toward gray.

#b5b6b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 0.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b6b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b6b5]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#b5b6b5 (#b5b6b5) is rgb(181, 182, 181) in RGB.

No, #b5b6b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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