#b2bdb9

Color #b2bdb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.04 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b2bdb9

RGB

rgb(178, 189, 185)

HSL

hsl(158.2, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(158.2, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.68, -4.56, 0.71)

LCH

lch(75.68, 4.61, 171.15)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0134, 172.29)

HWB

hwb(158.2, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb2b6

Analogous

#b2bdb4

#b2bdb9

#b2bcbd

Triadic

#b2bdb9

#b9b2bd

#bdb9b2

Split-complementary

#b2bdb9

#bdb2bc

#bdb4b2

Tetradic

#b2bdb9

#b2b6bd

#bdb2b6

#bdb9b2

Square

#b2bdb9

#b4b2bd

#bdb2b6

#bcbdb2

Shades

Color #b2bdb9 mixed toward black.

#91a19b

#71847d

#55635e

#38423e

#1c211f

Tints

Color #b2bdb9 mixed toward white.

#bfc8c5

#ccd3d0

#d9dedc

#e5e9e8

#f2f4f3

Tones

Color #b2bdb9 mixed toward gray.

#b3bcb9

#b4bbb9

#b5bab8

#b6b9b8

#b7b9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ba · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b5ba · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#b3bbbb · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2bdb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2bdb9]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#b2bdb9 (#b2bdb9) is rgb(178, 189, 185) in RGB.

No, #b2bdb9 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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