#bbbfad

Color #bbbfad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbfad

RGB

rgb(187, 191, 173)

HSL

hsl(73.3, 12.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(73.3, 9.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 9.4%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.58, -4.62, 8.6)

LCH

lch(76.58, 9.76, 118.25)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0252, 117.18)

HWB

hwb(73.3, 67.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1adbf

Analogous

#bfbaad

#bbbfad

#b2bfad

Triadic

#bbbfad

#adbbbf

#bfadbb

Split-complementary

#bbbfad

#adb2bf

#baadbf

Tetradic

#bbbfad

#adbfb1

#b1adbf

#bfadbb

Square

#bbbfad

#adbfba

#b1adbf

#bfadb2

Shades

Color #bbbfad mixed toward black.

#9fa48b

#82886a

#616650

#414435

#20221b

Tints

Color #bbbfad mixed toward white.

#c6cabb

#d2d4c8

#dddfd6

#e8eae4

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bbbfad mixed toward gray.

#babeaf

#b9bcb0

#b9bbb2

#b8b9b3

#b7b8b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdb2 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#bdbcb3 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#bbb5b6 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbfad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbfad]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbbfad (#bbbfad) is rgb(187, 191, 173) in RGB.

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

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