#bbc9bc

Color #bbc9bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc9bc

RGB

rgb(187, 201, 188)

HSL

hsl(124.3, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(124.3, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 0%, 6.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.6, -7.2, 4.86)

LCH

lch(79.6, 8.69, 145.98)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0235, 147.32)

HWB

hwb(124.3, 73.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9bbc8

Analogous

#c1c9bb

#bbc9bc

#bbc9c3

Triadic

#bbc9bc

#bcbbc9

#c9bcbb

Split-complementary

#bbc9bc

#c3bbc9

#c9bbc1

Tetradic

#bbc9bc

#bbc8c9

#c9bbc8

#c9bcbb

Square

#bbc9bc

#bbc1c9

#c9bbc8

#c9c3bb

Shades

Color #bbc9bc mixed toward black.

#97ac99

#739075

#566c57

#39483a

#1d241d

Tints

Color #bbc9bc mixed toward white.

#c6d2c7

#d2dbd2

#dde4de

#e8ede9

#f4f6f4

Tones

Color #bbc9bc mixed toward gray.

#bcc8bd

#bdc7be

#bfc6bf

#c0c4c0

#c1c3c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1bf · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#c0bfc0 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#bcc2c2 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc9bc]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#bbc9bc (#bbc9bc) is rgb(187, 201, 188) in RGB.

No, #bbc9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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