#b9c3bc

Color #b9c3bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.29 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c3bc

RGB

rgb(185, 195, 188)

HSL

hsl(138, 7.7%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(138, 5.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 0%, 3.6%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(77.86, -4.75, 2.32)

LCH

lch(77.86, 5.29, 153.97)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0146, 155.36)

HWB

hwb(138, 72.5%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3b9c0

Analogous

#bbc3b9

#b9c3bc

#b9c3c1

Triadic

#b9c3bc

#bcb9c3

#c3bcb9

Split-complementary

#b9c3bc

#c1b9c3

#c3b9bb

Tetradic

#b9c3bc

#b9c0c3

#c3b9c0

#c3bcb9

Square

#b9c3bc

#b9bbc3

#c3b9c0

#c3c1b9

Shades

Color #b9c3bc mixed toward black.

#97a69b

#75887b

#58665c

#3a443d

#1d221f

Tints

Color #b9c3bc mixed toward white.

#c5cdc7

#d0d7d2

#dce1dd

#e8ebe9

#f3f5f4

Tones

Color #b9c3bc mixed toward gray.

#bac2bc

#bbc1bd

#bbc0bd

#bcc0bd

#bdbfbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbebe · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#bdbcbe · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#babfbf · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c3bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c3bc]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#b9c3bc (#b9c3bc) is rgb(185, 195, 188) in RGB.

No, #b9c3bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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