#b9bfaf

Color #b9bfaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfaf

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 175)

HSL

hsl(82.5, 11.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(82.5, 8.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 8.4%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.48, -4.99, 7.35)

LCH

lch(76.48, 8.88, 124.17)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0231, 123.69)

HWB

hwb(82.5, 68.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5afbf

Analogous

#bfbdaf

#b9bfaf

#b1bfaf

Triadic

#b9bfaf

#afb9bf

#bfafb9

Split-complementary

#b9bfaf

#afb1bf

#bdafbf

Tetradic

#b9bfaf

#afbfb5

#b5afbf

#bfafb9

Square

#b9bfaf

#afbfbd

#b5afbf

#bfafb1

Shades

Color #b9bfaf mixed toward black.

#9ba48d

#7d886d

#5e6651

#3f4436

#1f221b

Tints

Color #b9bfaf mixed toward white.

#c5cabc

#d0d4ca

#dcdfd7

#e8eae4

#f3f4f2

Tones

Color #b9bfaf mixed toward gray.

#b9beb0

#b8bcb2

#b8bbb3

#b8bab4

#b7b8b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb3 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb4 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#b9b6b7 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfaf]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b9bfaf (#b9bfaf) is rgb(185, 191, 175) in RGB.

No, #b9bfaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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