#b3c9ae

Color #b3c9ae

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 14.89 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c9ae

RGB

rgb(179, 201, 174)

HSL

hsl(108.9, 20%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(108.9, 13.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 0%, 13.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.7, -12.49, 11)

LCH

lch(78.7, 16.64, 138.63)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0443, 139.95)

HWB

hwb(108.9, 68.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4aec9

Analogous

#c0c9ae

#b3c9ae

#aec9b6

Triadic

#b3c9ae

#aeb3c9

#c9aeb3

Split-complementary

#b3c9ae

#b6aec9

#c9aec0

Tetradic

#b3c9ae

#aec9c4

#c4aec9

#c9aeb3

Square

#b3c9ae

#aec0c9

#c4aec9

#c9b6ae

Shades

Color #b3c9ae mixed toward black.

#90b088

#6d9664

#52704b

#374b32

#1b2519

Tints

Color #b3c9ae mixed toward white.

#c0d2bb

#ccdbc9

#d9e4d6

#e6ede4

#f2f6f1

Tones

Color #b3c9ae mixed toward gray.

#b4c7b0

#b6c4b2

#b7c2b5

#b9c0b7

#babeb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdb5 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbab7 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#b4babb · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c9ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c9ae]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#b3c9ae (#b3c9ae) is rgb(179, 201, 174) in RGB.

No, #b3c9ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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