#b2bcb9

Color #b2bcb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.65 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bcb9

RGB

rgb(178, 188, 185)

HSL

hsl(162, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 1.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.41, -4.03, 0.32)

LCH

lch(75.41, 4.04, 175.46)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0118, 176.12)

HWB

hwb(162, 69.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb2b5

Analogous

#b2bcb4

#b2bcb9

#b2babc

Triadic

#b2bcb9

#b9b2bc

#bcb9b2

Split-complementary

#b2bcb9

#bcb2ba

#bcb4b2

Tetradic

#b2bcb9

#b2b5bc

#bcb2b5

#bcb9b2

Square

#b2bcb9

#b4b2bc

#bcb2b5

#babcb2

Shades

Color #b2bcb9 mixed toward black.

#92a09b

#72827d

#55625e

#39413f

#1c211f

Tints

Color #b2bcb9 mixed toward white.

#bfc7c5

#ccd2d0

#d9dedc

#e5e9e8

#f2f4f3

Tones

Color #b2bcb9 mixed toward gray.

#b3bbb9

#b4bab8

#b5bab8

#b5b9b8

#b6b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b7ba · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b6b5ba · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#b3baba · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bcb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bcb9]

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Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#b2bcb9 (#b2bcb9) is rgb(178, 188, 185) in RGB.

No, #b2bcb9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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