#b9bdb2

Color #b9bdb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bdb2

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 178)

HSL

hsl(81.8, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(81.8, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 5.8%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.02, -3.4, 5.07)

LCH

lch(76.02, 6.1, 123.85)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0159, 123.19)

HWB

hwb(81.8, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b2bd

Analogous

#bdbcb2

#b9bdb2

#b4bdb2

Triadic

#b9bdb2

#b2b9bd

#bdb2b9

Split-complementary

#b9bdb2

#b2b4bd

#bcb2bd

Tetradic

#b9bdb2

#b2bdb6

#b6b2bd

#bdb2b9

Square

#b9bdb2

#b2bdbc

#b6b2bd

#bdb2b4

Shades

Color #b9bdb2 mixed toward black.

#9ba191

#7d8471

#5e6355

#3e4238

#1f211c

Tints

Color #b9bdb2 mixed toward white.

#c5c8bf

#d0d3cc

#dcded9

#e8e9e5

#f3f4f2

Tones

Color #b9bdb2 mixed toward gray.

#b9bcb3

#b9bbb4

#b8bab5

#b8b9b6

#b8b9b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb5 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbab5 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#b9b7b7 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bdb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bdb2]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b9bdb2 (#b9bdb2) is rgb(185, 189, 178) in RGB.

No, #b9bdb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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