#bdc3aa

Color #bdc3aa

A muted light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 13.53 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc3aa

RGB

rgb(189, 195, 170)

HSL

hsl(74.4, 17.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(74.4, 12.8%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 12.8%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(77.73, -6.5, 11.87)

LCH

lch(77.73, 13.53, 118.71)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0349, 118.18)

HWB

hwb(74.4, 66.7%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0aac3

Analogous

#c3bdaa

#bdc3aa

#b1c3aa

Triadic

#bdc3aa

#aabdc3

#c3aabd

Split-complementary

#bdc3aa

#aab1c3

#bdaac3

Tetradic

#bdc3aa

#aac3b0

#b0aac3

#c3aabd

Square

#bdc3aa

#aac3bd

#b0aac3

#c3aab1

Shades

Color #bdc3aa mixed toward black.

#a1aa86

#858f65

#636b4c

#424732

#212419

Tints

Color #bdc3aa mixed toward white.

#c8cdb8

#d3d7c6

#dee1d5

#e9ebe3

#f4f5f1

Tones

Color #bdc3aa mixed toward gray.

#bcc1ac

#bbbfae

#babdb0

#b9bbb2

#b8b9b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0b0 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#bfbfb2 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#bdb5b6 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc3aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc3aa]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bdc3aa (#bdc3aa) is rgb(189, 195, 170) in RGB.

No, #bdc3aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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