#b5b9b2

Color #b5b9b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b9b2

RGB

rgb(181, 185, 178)

HSL

hsl(94.3, 4.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(94.3, 3.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 3.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.66, -2.69, 3.06)

LCH

lch(74.66, 4.07, 131.32)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0107, 131.59)

HWB

hwb(94.3, 69.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b2b9

Analogous

#b9b9b2

#b5b9b2

#b2b9b3

Triadic

#b5b9b2

#b2b5b9

#b9b2b5

Split-complementary

#b5b9b2

#b3b2b9

#b9b2b9

Tetradic

#b5b9b2

#b2b9b6

#b6b2b9

#b9b2b5

Square

#b5b9b2

#b2b9b9

#b6b2b9

#b9b3b2

Shades

Color #b5b9b2 mixed toward black.

#979c92

#787f73

#5a5f56

#3c3f3a

#1e201d

Tints

Color #b5b9b2 mixed toward white.

#c1c5bf

#ced0cc

#dadcd9

#e6e8e5

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b5b9b2 mixed toward gray.

#b5b8b3

#b5b7b4

#b5b6b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b4 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b6b4 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b9b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b9b2]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#b5b9b2 (#b5b9b2) is rgb(181, 185, 178) in RGB.

No, #b5b9b2 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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