#bcbfb9

Color #bcbfb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.5 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbfb9

RGB

rgb(188, 191, 185)

HSL

hsl(90, 4.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 3.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 3.1%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.95, -2.15, 2.66)

LCH

lch(76.95, 3.42, 128.95)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.009, 128.66)

HWB

hwb(90, 72.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb9bf

Analogous

#bfbfb9

#bcbfb9

#b9bfb9

Triadic

#bcbfb9

#b9bcbf

#bfb9bc

Split-complementary

#bcbfb9

#b9b9bf

#bfb9bf

Tetradic

#bcbfb9

#b9bfbc

#bcb9bf

#bfb9bc

Square

#bcbfb9

#b9bfbf

#bcb9bf

#bfb9b9

Shades

Color #bcbfb9 mixed toward black.

#9da198

#7d8378

#5e625a

#3f413c

#1f211e

Tints

Color #bcbfb9 mixed toward white.

#c7cac5

#d2d4d0

#dddfdc

#e9eae8

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bcbfb9 mixed toward gray.

#bcbeb9

#bcbeba

#bcbdba

#bcbdbb

#bcbcbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdba · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bdbdbb · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbfb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbfb9]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#bcbfb9 (#bcbfb9) is rgb(188, 191, 185) in RGB.

No, #bcbfb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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