#b5bcb6

Color #b5bcb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.69 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bcb6

RGB

rgb(181, 188, 182)

HSL

hsl(128.6, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(128.6, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 3.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.56, -3.55, 2.19)

LCH

lch(75.56, 4.17, 148.33)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0114, 150.07)

HWB

hwb(128.6, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb5bb

Analogous

#b8bcb5

#b5bcb6

#b5bcba

Triadic

#b5bcb6

#b6b5bc

#bcb6b5

Split-complementary

#b5bcb6

#bab5bc

#bcb5b8

Tetradic

#b5bcb6

#b5bbbc

#bcb5bb

#bcb6b5

Square

#b5bcb6

#b5b8bc

#bcb5bb

#bcbab5

Shades

Color #b5bcb6 mixed toward black.

#959f96

#758177

#586159

#3a413b

#1d201e

Tints

Color #b5bcb6 mixed toward white.

#c1c7c2

#ced2ce

#dadedb

#e6e9e7

#f3f4f3

Tones

Color #b5bcb6 mixed toward gray.

#b6bcb7

#b6bbb7

#b7bab7

#b7bab8

#b8b9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b7 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b7b8 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#b5b9b9 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bcb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bcb6]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#b5bcb6 (#b5bcb6) is rgb(181, 188, 182) in RGB.

No, #b5bcb6 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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