#b8bab4

Color #b8bab4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bab4

RGB

rgb(184, 186, 180)

HSL

hsl(80, 4.2%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(80, 3.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 3.2%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(75.2, -1.8, 2.79)

LCH

lch(75.2, 3.32, 122.83)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0086, 121.65)

HWB

hwb(80, 70.6%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b4ba

Analogous

#bab9b4

#b8bab4

#b5bab4

Triadic

#b8bab4

#b4b8ba

#bab4b8

Split-complementary

#b8bab4

#b4b5ba

#b9b4ba

Tetradic

#b8bab4

#b4bab6

#b6b4ba

#bab4b8

Square

#b8bab4

#b4bab9

#b6b4ba

#bab4b5

Shades

Color #b8bab4 mixed toward black.

#9a9d94

#7c7f75

#5d5f58

#3e403a

#1f201d

Tints

Color #b8bab4 mixed toward white.

#c4c6c1

#d0d1cd

#dcddda

#e7e8e6

#f3f4f3

Tones

Color #b8bab4 mixed toward gray.

#b8bab5

#b8b9b5

#b8b9b6

#b7b8b6

#b7b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b5 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#b9b9b6 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#b8b7b7 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bab4]

Related colors

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b8bab4 (#b8bab4) is rgb(184, 186, 180) in RGB.

No, #b8bab4 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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