#b9c8a8

Color #b9c8a8

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 15.02 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c8a8

RGB

rgb(185, 200, 168)

HSL

hsl(88.1, 22.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(88.1, 16%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(78.72, -10.87, 14.3)

LCH

lch(78.72, 17.96, 127.24)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0467, 127.87)

HWB

hwb(88.1, 65.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a8c8

Analogous

#c8c7a8

#b9c8a8

#a9c8a8

Triadic

#b9c8a8

#a8b9c8

#c8a8b9

Split-complementary

#b9c8a8

#a8a9c8

#c7a8c8

Tetradic

#b9c8a8

#a8c8b7

#b7a8c8

#c8a8b9

Square

#b9c8a8

#a8c8c7

#b7a8c8

#c8a8a9

Shades

Color #b9c8a8 mixed toward black.

#9bb083

#7c965f

#5d7147

#3e4b30

#1f2618

Tints

Color #b9c8a8 mixed toward white.

#c5d1b7

#d0dac5

#dce4d4

#e8ede2

#f3f6f1

Tones

Color #b9c8a8 mixed toward gray.

#b9c5ab

#b9c3ad

#b9c0b0

#b8bdb3

#b8bbb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0b0 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#bfbeb2 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#bab7b8 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 14.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c8a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c8a8]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#b9c8a8 (#b9c8a8) is rgb(185, 200, 168) in RGB.

No, #b9c8a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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