#bbbeb9

Color #bbbeb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.11 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbeb9

RGB

rgb(187, 190, 185)

HSL

hsl(96, 3.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(96, 2.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 2.6%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.62, -1.97, 2.15)

LCH

lch(76.62, 2.92, 132.5)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0077, 132.37)

HWB

hwb(96, 72.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb9be

Analogous

#bdbeb9

#bbbeb9

#b9beb9

Triadic

#bbbeb9

#b9bbbe

#beb9bb

Split-complementary

#bbbeb9

#b9b9be

#beb9bd

Tetradic

#bbbeb9

#b9bebc

#bcb9be

#beb9bb

Square

#bbbeb9

#b9bdbe

#bcb9be

#beb9b9

Shades

Color #bbbeb9 mixed toward black.

#9ba099

#7c8278

#5d615a

#3e413c

#1f201e

Tints

Color #bbbeb9 mixed toward white.

#c6c9c5

#d2d4d0

#dddedc

#e8e9e8

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bbbeb9 mixed toward gray.

#bbbeb9

#bbbdba

#bbbcbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcba · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbcbb · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbeb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbeb9]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#bbbeb9 (#bbbeb9) is rgb(187, 190, 185) in RGB.

No, #bbbeb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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