#b9c9b3

Color #b9c9b3

A muted light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 13.29 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c9b3

RGB

rgb(185, 201, 179)

HSL

hsl(103.6, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(103.6, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 0%, 10.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.24, -9.51, 9.15)

LCH

lch(79.24, 13.2, 136.11)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.035, 137.09)

HWB

hwb(103.6, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3b3c9

Analogous

#c4c9b3

#b9c9b3

#b3c9b8

Triadic

#b9c9b3

#b3b9c9

#c9b3b9

Split-complementary

#b9c9b3

#b8b3c9

#c9b3c4

Tetradic

#b9c9b3

#b3c9c3

#c3b3c9

#c9b3b9

Square

#b9c9b3

#b3c4c9

#c3b3c9

#c9b8b3

Shades

Color #b9c9b3 mixed toward black.

#97af8e

#759469

#586f4f

#3a4a35

#1d251a

Tints

Color #b9c9b3 mixed toward white.

#c5d2c0

#d0dbcc

#dce4d9

#e8ede6

#f3f6f2

Tones

Color #b9c9b3 mixed toward gray.

#bac7b5

#bbc5b7

#bbc3b8

#bcc2ba

#bdc0bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0b9 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#bfbeba · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#babdbe · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c9b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c9b3]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#b9c9b3 (#b9c9b3) is rgb(185, 201, 179) in RGB.

No, #b9c9b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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