#b9bfbb

Color #b9bfbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.23 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfbb

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 187)

HSL

hsl(140, 4.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140, 3.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.78, -2.82, 1.29)

LCH

lch(76.78, 3.1, 155.42)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0087, 156.97)

HWB

hwb(140, 72.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb9bd

Analogous

#babfb9

#b9bfbb

#b9bfbe

Triadic

#b9bfbb

#bbb9bf

#bfbbb9

Split-complementary

#b9bfbb

#beb9bf

#bfb9ba

Tetradic

#b9bfbb

#b9bdbf

#bfb9bd

#bfbbb9

Square

#b9bfbb

#b9babf

#bfb9bd

#bfbeb9

Shades

Color #b9bfbb mixed toward black.

#98a19b

#78837b

#5a625d

#3c413e

#1e211f

Tints

Color #b9bfbb mixed toward white.

#c5cac6

#d0d4d2

#dcdfdd

#e8eae8

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bfbb mixed toward gray.

#b9bebb

#babebb

#babdbb

#bbbdbc

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbc · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b9bdbd · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfbb]

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

#b9bfbb (#b9bfbb) is rgb(185, 191, 187) in RGB.

No, #b9bfbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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