#b5bfb9

Color #b5bfb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bfb9

RGB

rgb(181, 191, 185)

HSL

hsl(144, 7.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(144, 5.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 3.1%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.43, -4.58, 1.83)

LCH

lch(76.43, 4.93, 158.22)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0139, 159.73)

HWB

hwb(144, 71%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb5bb

Analogous

#b6bfb5

#b5bfb9

#b5bfbe

Triadic

#b5bfb9

#b9b5bf

#bfb9b5

Split-complementary

#b5bfb9

#beb5bf

#bfb5b6

Tetradic

#b5bfb9

#b5bbbf

#bfb5bb

#bfb9b5

Square

#b5bfb9

#b5b6bf

#bfb5bb

#bfbeb5

Shades

Color #b5bfb9 mixed toward black.

#94a299

#73857a

#56645c

#3a423d

#1d211f

Tints

Color #b5bfb9 mixed toward white.

#c1cac5

#ced4d0

#dadfdc

#e6eae8

#f3f4f3

Tones

Color #b5bfb9 mixed toward gray.

#b6beb9

#b7bdb9

#b7bcb9

#b8bcba

#b9bbba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9baba · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b9b8bb · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#b6bcbc · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bfb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bfb9]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#b5bfb9 (#b5bfb9) is rgb(181, 191, 185) in RGB.

No, #b5bfb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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