#b3bcb3

Color #b3bcb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.39 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bcb3

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 179)

HSL

hsl(120, 6.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 4.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 0%, 4.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.33, -4.81, 3.47)

LCH

lch(75.33, 5.93, 144.19)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.016, 145.42)

HWB

hwb(120, 70.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb3bc

Analogous

#b8bcb3

#b3bcb3

#b3bcb8

Triadic

#b3bcb3

#b3b3bc

#bcb3b3

Split-complementary

#b3bcb3

#b8b3bc

#bcb3b8

Tetradic

#b3bcb3

#b3bcbc

#bcb3bc

#bcb3b3

Square

#b3bcb3

#b3b8bc

#bcb3bc

#bcb8b3

Shades

Color #b3bcb3 mixed toward black.

#939f93

#738273

#566256

#394139

#1d211d

Tints

Color #b3bcb3 mixed toward white.

#c0c7c0

#ccd2cc

#d9ded9

#e6e9e6

#f2f4f2

Tones

Color #b3bcb3 mixed toward gray.

#b4bbb4

#b5bbb5

#b5bab5

#b6b9b6

#b7b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b5 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b3b7b7 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bcb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bcb3]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#b3bcb3 (#b3bcb3) is rgb(179, 188, 179) in RGB.

No, #b3bcb3 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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