#bbc9c5

Color #bbc9c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc9c5

RGB

rgb(187, 201, 197)

HSL

hsl(162.9, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.9, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.82, -5.52, 0.35)

LCH

lch(79.82, 5.53, 176.37)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0162, 176.82)

HWB

hwb(162.9, 73.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9bbbf

Analogous

#bbc9be

#bbc9c5

#bbc6c9

Triadic

#bbc9c5

#c5bbc9

#c9c5bb

Split-complementary

#bbc9c5

#c9bbc6

#c9bebb

Tetradic

#bbc9c5

#bbbfc9

#c9bbbf

#c9c5bb

Square

#bbc9c5

#bebbc9

#c9bbbf

#c6c9bb

Shades

Color #bbc9c5 mixed toward black.

#97aca6

#739088

#566c66

#394844

#1d2422

Tints

Color #bbc9c5 mixed toward white.

#c6d2cf

#d2dbd8

#dde4e2

#e8edec

#f4f6f5

Tones

Color #bbc9c5 mixed toward gray.

#bcc8c5

#bdc7c4

#bfc6c4

#c0c4c3

#c1c3c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c6 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#c0bfc6 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#bcc7c7 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc9c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc9c5]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#bbc9c5 (#bbc9c5) is rgb(187, 201, 197) in RGB.

No, #bbc9c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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