#b9bfbc

Color #b9bfbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.9 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfbc

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 188)

HSL

hsl(150, 4.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 3.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 1.6%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.8, -2.64, 0.79)

LCH

lch(76.8, 2.76, 163.34)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0079, 165.26)

HWB

hwb(150, 72.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb9bc

Analogous

#b9bfb9

#b9bfbc

#b9bfbf

Triadic

#b9bfbc

#bcb9bf

#bfbcb9

Split-complementary

#b9bfbc

#bfb9bf

#bfb9b9

Tetradic

#b9bfbc

#b9bcbf

#bfb9bc

#bfbcb9

Square

#b9bfbc

#b9b9bf

#bfb9bc

#bfbfb9

Shades

Color #b9bfbc mixed toward black.

#98a19d

#78837d

#5a625e

#3c413f

#1e211f

Tints

Color #b9bfbc mixed toward white.

#c5cac7

#d0d4d2

#dcdfdd

#e8eae9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bfbc mixed toward gray.

#b9bebc

#babebc

#babdbc

#bbbdbc

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbd · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b9bdbd · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfbc]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#b9bfbc (#b9bfbc) is rgb(185, 191, 188) in RGB.

No, #b9bfbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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