#b9bebb

Color #b9bebb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bebb

RGB

rgb(185, 190, 187)

HSL

hsl(144, 3.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(144, 2.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 1.6%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.51, -2.29, 0.91)

LCH

lch(76.51, 2.46, 158.33)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0069, 159.73)

HWB

hwb(144, 72.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb9bc

Analogous

#b9beb9

#b9bebb

#b9bebd

Triadic

#b9bebb

#bbb9be

#bebbb9

Split-complementary

#b9bebb

#bdb9be

#beb9b9

Tetradic

#b9bebb

#b9bcbe

#beb9bc

#bebbb9

Square

#b9bebb

#b9b9be

#beb9bc

#bebdb9

Shades

Color #b9bebb mixed toward black.

#99a09b

#78827c

#5a615d

#3c413e

#1e201f

Tints

Color #b9bebb mixed toward white.

#c5c9c6

#d0d4d2

#dcdedd

#e8e9e8

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bebb mixed toward gray.

#b9bebb

#babdbb

#bbbcbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbc · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbc · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#b9bcbc · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bebb]

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

#b9bebb (#b9bebb) is rgb(185, 190, 187) in RGB.

No, #b9bebb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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