#b7b8a6

Color #b7b8a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b7b8a6

RGB

rgb(183, 184, 166)

HSL

hsl(63.3, 11.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.3, 9.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 9.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.25, -3.56, 9.03)

LCH

lch(74.25, 9.71, 111.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.025, 109.67)

HWB

hwb(63.3, 65.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a6b8

Analogous

#b8b0a6

#b7b8a6

#aeb8a6

Triadic

#b7b8a6

#a6b7b8

#b8a6b7

Split-complementary

#b7b8a6

#a6aeb8

#b0a6b8

Tetradic

#b7b8a6

#a6b8a7

#a7a6b8

#b8a6b7

Square

#b7b8a6

#a6b8b0

#a7a6b8

#b8a6ae

Shades

Color #b7b8a6 mixed toward black.

#9d9e86

#808268

#60614e

#404134

#20201a

Tints

Color #b7b8a6 mixed toward white.

#c3c4b5

#cfd0c4

#dbdbd2

#e7e7e1

#f3f3f0

Tones

Color #b7b8a6 mixed toward gray.

#b6b6a7

#b4b5a9

#b3b3aa

#b2b2ac

#b0b0ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ab · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b7ac · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#b7aeaf · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7b8a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7b8a6]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b7b8a6 (#b7b8a6) is rgb(183, 184, 166) in RGB.

No, #b7b8a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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