#bdc9be

Color #bdc9be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc9be

RGB

rgb(189, 201, 190)

HSL

hsl(125, 10%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(125, 6%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 5.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.79, -6.15, 4.08)

LCH

lch(79.79, 7.38, 146.44)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0201, 147.81)

HWB

hwb(125, 74.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9bdc8

Analogous

#c2c9bd

#bdc9be

#bdc9c4

Triadic

#bdc9be

#bebdc9

#c9bebd

Split-complementary

#bdc9be

#c4bdc9

#c9bdc2

Tetradic

#bdc9be

#bdc8c9

#c9bdc8

#c9bebd

Square

#bdc9be

#bdc2c9

#c9bdc8

#c9c4bd

Shades

Color #bdc9be mixed toward black.

#99ac9b

#768f78

#586b59

#3b483c

#1d241e

Tints

Color #bdc9be mixed toward white.

#c8d2c9

#d3dbd4

#dee4df

#e9ede9

#f4f6f4

Tones

Color #bdc9be mixed toward gray.

#bec8bf

#bfc7c0

#c0c6c1

#c1c5c1

#c2c4c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2c1 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#c2c1c1 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#bec3c3 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc9be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc9be]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#bdc9be (#bdc9be) is rgb(189, 201, 190) in RGB.

No, #bdc9be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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