#b8b8b2

Color #b8b8b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.46 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b8b2

RGB

rgb(184, 184, 178)

HSL

hsl(60, 4.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 3.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 3.3%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(74.63, -1.1, 3.04)

LCH

lch(74.63, 3.23, 109.89)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0084, 106.7)

HWB

hwb(60, 69.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b2b8

Analogous

#b8b5b2

#b8b8b2

#b5b8b2

Triadic

#b8b8b2

#b2b8b8

#b8b2b8

Split-complementary

#b8b8b2

#b2b5b8

#b5b2b8

Tetradic

#b8b8b2

#b2b8b2

#b2b2b8

#b8b2b8

Square

#b8b8b2

#b2b8b5

#b2b2b8

#b8b2b5

Shades

Color #b8b8b2 mixed toward black.

#9b9b93

#7e7e74

#5e5e57

#3f3f3a

#1f1f1d

Tints

Color #b8b8b2 mixed toward white.

#c4c4bf

#d0d0cc

#dcdcd9

#e7e7e5

#f3f3f2

Tones

Color #b8b8b2 mixed toward gray.

#b8b8b3

#b7b7b3

#b7b7b4

#b6b6b4

#b6b6b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b3 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b8b4 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#b8b5b5 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 3.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b8b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b8b2]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#b8b8b2 (#b8b8b2) is rgb(184, 184, 178) in RGB.

No, #b8b8b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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