#bbc9b8

Color #bbc9b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc9b8

RGB

rgb(187, 201, 184)

HSL

hsl(109.4, 13.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(109.4, 8.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 0%, 8.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.5, -7.92, 6.86)

LCH

lch(79.5, 10.48, 139.1)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.028, 140.22)

HWB

hwb(109.4, 72.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b8c9

Analogous

#c4c9b8

#bbc9b8

#b8c9be

Triadic

#bbc9b8

#b8bbc9

#c9b8bb

Split-complementary

#bbc9b8

#beb8c9

#c9b8c4

Tetradic

#bbc9b8

#b8c9c6

#c6b8c9

#c9b8bb

Square

#bbc9b8

#b8c4c9

#c6b8c9

#c9beb8

Shades

Color #bbc9b8 mixed toward black.

#98ad94

#75926f

#586d53

#3b4937

#1d241c

Tints

Color #bbc9b8 mixed toward white.

#c6d2c4

#d2dbd0

#dde4dc

#e8ede7

#f4f6f3

Tones

Color #bbc9b8 mixed toward gray.

#bcc8b9

#bdc6bb

#bec5bc

#bfc3be

#c0c2bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1bc · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#c0bfbd · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#bcc0c0 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc9b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc9b8]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#bbc9b8 (#bbc9b8) is rgb(187, 201, 184) in RGB.

No, #bbc9b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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