#b5bdb9

Color #b5bdb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5bdb9

RGB

rgb(181, 189, 185)

HSL

hsl(150, 5.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 4.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.9, -3.52, 1.06)

LCH

lch(75.9, 3.68, 163.24)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0105, 165.03)

HWB

hwb(150, 71%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb5b9

Analogous

#b5bdb5

#b5bdb9

#b5bdbd

Triadic

#b5bdb9

#b9b5bd

#bdb9b5

Split-complementary

#b5bdb9

#bdb5bd

#bdb5b5

Tetradic

#b5bdb9

#b5b9bd

#bdb5b9

#bdb9b5

Square

#b5bdb9

#b5b5bd

#bdb5b9

#bdbdb5

Shades

Color #b5bdb9 mixed toward black.

#94a09a

#74827b

#57625c

#3a413e

#1d211f

Tints

Color #b5bdb9 mixed toward white.

#c1c8c5

#ced3d0

#dadedc

#e6e9e8

#f3f4f3

Tones

Color #b5bdb9 mixed toward gray.

#b6bcb9

#b7bbb9

#b8bab9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ba · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b7ba · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#b5bbbb · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5bdb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5bdb9]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#b5bdb9 (#b5bdb9) is rgb(181, 189, 185) in RGB.

No, #b5bdb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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