#b8bcae

Color #b8bcae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8bcae

RGB

rgb(184, 188, 174)

HSL

hsl(77.1, 9.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(77.1, 7.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 7.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.58, -3.94, 6.6)

LCH

lch(75.58, 7.69, 120.84)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0199, 119.78)

HWB

hwb(77.1, 68.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2aebc

Analogous

#bcb9ae

#b8bcae

#b1bcae

Triadic

#b8bcae

#aeb8bc

#bcaeb8

Split-complementary

#b8bcae

#aeb1bc

#b9aebc

Tetradic

#b8bcae

#aebcb2

#b2aebc

#bcaeb8

Square

#b8bcae

#aebcb9

#b2aebc

#bcaeb1

Shades

Color #b8bcae mixed toward black.

#9ba18d

#7e846d

#5e6352

#3f4237

#1f211b

Tints

Color #b8bcae mixed toward white.

#c4c7bc

#d0d2c9

#dcded7

#e7e9e4

#f3f4f2

Tones

Color #b8bcae mixed toward gray.

#b8bbaf

#b7bab0

#b7b9b2

#b6b7b3

#b6b6b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab2 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#bab9b2 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#b8b4b5 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8bcae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8bcae]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b8bcae (#b8bcae) is rgb(184, 188, 174) in RGB.

No, #b8bcae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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