#b5bc96

Color #b5bc96

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 15.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bc96

RGB

rgb(181, 188, 150)

HSL

hsl(71.1, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(71.1, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 20.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.82, -8.99, 18.46)

LCH

lch(74.82, 20.53, 115.97)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0525, 116.08)

HWB

hwb(71.1, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d96bc

Analogous

#bcb096

#b5bc96

#a2bc96

Triadic

#b5bc96

#96b5bc

#bc96b5

Split-complementary

#b5bc96

#96a2bc

#b096bc

Tetradic

#b5bc96

#96bc9d

#9d96bc

#bc96b5

Square

#b5bc96

#96bcb0

#9d96bc

#bc96a2

Shades

Color #b5bc96 mixed toward black.

#9da674

#808a58

#606742

#40452c

#202216

Tints

Color #b5bc96 mixed toward white.

#c1c7a8

#ced2b9

#dadecb

#e6e9dc

#f3f4ee

Tones

Color #b5bc96 mixed toward gray.

#b3b999

#b1b69c

#afb3a0

#adafa3

#abaca6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a0 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b7a3 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b5a8a9 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bc96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bc96]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Frequently asked questions

#b5bc96 (#b5bc96) is rgb(181, 188, 150) in RGB.

No, #b5bc96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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