#bbc5bf

Color #bbc5bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.99 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc5bf

RGB

rgb(187, 197, 191)

HSL

hsl(144, 7.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(144, 5.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 0%, 3%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(78.61, -4.56, 1.82)

LCH

lch(78.61, 4.91, 158.24)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0137, 159.98)

HWB

hwb(144, 73.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5bbc1

Analogous

#bcc5bb

#bbc5bf

#bbc5c4

Triadic

#bbc5bf

#bfbbc5

#c5bfbb

Split-complementary

#bbc5bf

#c4bbc5

#c5bbbc

Tetradic

#bbc5bf

#bbc1c5

#c5bbc1

#c5bfbb

Square

#bbc5bf

#bbbcc5

#c5bbc1

#c5c4bb

Shades

Color #bbc5bf mixed toward black.

#99a89f

#768a7e

#58685e

#3b453f

#1d231f

Tints

Color #bbc5bf mixed toward white.

#c6cfca

#d2d8d4

#dde2df

#e8ecea

#f4f5f4

Tones

Color #bbc5bf mixed toward gray.

#bcc4bf

#bdc3bf

#bec3c0

#bec2c0

#bfc1c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfc0c0 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#bfbec1 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bcc2c2 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc5bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc5bf]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#bbc5bf (#bbc5bf) is rgb(187, 197, 191) in RGB.

No, #bbc5bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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