#b9bcab

Color #b9bcab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bcab

RGB

rgb(185, 188, 171)

HSL

hsl(70.6, 11.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(70.6, 9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.59, -4.1, 8.24)

LCH

lch(75.59, 9.2, 116.45)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0238, 115.16)

HWB

hwb(70.6, 67.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeabbc

Analogous

#bcb7ab

#b9bcab

#b1bcab

Triadic

#b9bcab

#abb9bc

#bcabb9

Split-complementary

#b9bcab

#abb1bc

#b7abbc

Tetradic

#b9bcab

#abbcae

#aeabbc

#bcabb9

Square

#b9bcab

#abbcb7

#aeabbc

#bcabb1

Shades

Color #b9bcab mixed toward black.

#9da28a

#80856a

#606450

#404335

#20211b

Tints

Color #b9bcab mixed toward white.

#c5c7b9

#d0d2c7

#dcded5

#e8e9e3

#f3f4f1

Tones

Color #b9bcab mixed toward gray.

#b8bbac

#b7b9ae

#b6b8af

#b5b6b1

#b4b5b2

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

#babaaf · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#babab0 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b9b3b3 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bcab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bcab]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Frequently asked questions

#b9bcab (#b9bcab) is rgb(185, 188, 171) in RGB.

No, #b9bcab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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