#bbc5b9

Color #bbc5b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc5b9

RGB

rgb(187, 197, 185)

HSL

hsl(110, 9.4%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(110, 6.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 0%, 6.1%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(78.46, -5.66, 4.83)

LCH

lch(78.46, 7.44, 139.52)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0198, 140.53)

HWB

hwb(110, 72.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3b9c5

Analogous

#c1c5b9

#bbc5b9

#b9c5bd

Triadic

#bbc5b9

#b9bbc5

#c5b9bb

Split-complementary

#bbc5b9

#bdb9c5

#c5b9c1

Tetradic

#bbc5b9

#b9c5c3

#c3b9c5

#c5b9bb

Square

#bbc5b9

#b9c1c5

#c3b9c5

#c5bdb9

Shades

Color #bbc5b9 mixed toward black.

#99a896

#778b73

#5a6857

#3c463a

#1e231d

Tints

Color #bbc5b9 mixed toward white.

#c6cfc5

#d2d8d0

#dde2dc

#e8ece8

#f4f5f3

Tones

Color #bbc5b9 mixed toward gray.

#bcc4ba

#bcc3bb

#bdc2bc

#bec1bd

#bec0be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfc0bc · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#bfbebd · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#bcbebf · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc5b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc5b9]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#bbc5b9 (#bbc5b9) is rgb(187, 197, 185) in RGB.

No, #bbc5b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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