#b9bdb8

Color #b9bdb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.45 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bdb8

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 184)

HSL

hsl(108, 3.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(108, 2.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 2.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.17, -2.32, 2.04)

LCH

lch(76.17, 3.09, 138.67)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0083, 139.4)

HWB

hwb(108, 72.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb8bd

Analogous

#bbbdb8

#b9bdb8

#b8bdb9

Triadic

#b9bdb8

#b8b9bd

#bdb8b9

Split-complementary

#b9bdb8

#b9b8bd

#bdb8bb

Tetradic

#b9bdb8

#b8bdbc

#bcb8bd

#bdb8b9

Square

#b9bdb8

#b8bbbd

#bcb8bd

#bdb9b8

Shades

Color #b9bdb8 mixed toward black.

#999f98

#7a8178

#5b615a

#3d403c

#1e201e

Tints

Color #b9bdb8 mixed toward white.

#c5c8c4

#d0d3d0

#dcdedb

#e8e9e7

#f3f4f3

Tones

Color #b9bdb8 mixed toward gray.

#b9bcb8

#b9bcb9

#babcb9

#babbba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb9 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bbbaba · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#b9baba · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bdb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bdb8]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#b9bdb8 (#b9bdb8) is rgb(185, 189, 184) in RGB.

No, #b9bdb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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