#b5bd9e

Color #b5bd9e

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 16.22 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bd9e

RGB

rgb(181, 189, 158)

HSL

hsl(75.5, 19%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(75.5, 16.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 0%, 16.4%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.26, -8.25, 14.76)

LCH

lch(75.26, 16.91, 119.2)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0435, 119.16)

HWB

hwb(75.5, 62%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a69ebd

Analogous

#bdb59e

#b5bd9e

#a5bd9e

Triadic

#b5bd9e

#9eb5bd

#bd9eb5

Split-complementary

#b5bd9e

#9ea5bd

#b59ebd

Tetradic

#b5bd9e

#9ebda6

#a69ebd

#bd9eb5

Square

#b5bd9e

#9ebdb5

#a69ebd

#bd9ea5

Shades

Color #b5bd9e mixed toward black.

#9ba57c

#7e8a5e

#5f6746

#3f452f

#202217

Tints

Color #b5bd9e mixed toward white.

#c1c8ae

#ced3be

#dadece

#e6e9df

#f3f4ef

Tones

Color #b5bd9e mixed toward gray.

#b4baa0

#b2b8a3

#b1b5a6

#b0b3a8

#afb0ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9a6 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b7a8 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#b5acae · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bd9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bd9e]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b5bd9e (#b5bd9e) is rgb(181, 189, 158) in RGB.

No, #b5bd9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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