#b5c6bc

Color #b5c6bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.3 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b5c6bc

RGB

rgb(181, 198, 188)

HSL

hsl(144.7, 13%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(144.7, 8.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 5.1%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(78.37, -7.7, 3.03)

LCH

lch(78.37, 8.27, 158.52)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0232, 160.08)

HWB

hwb(144.7, 71%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b5bf

Analogous

#b6c6b5

#b5c6bc

#b5c6c4

Triadic

#b5c6bc

#bcb5c6

#c6bcb5

Split-complementary

#b5c6bc

#c4b5c6

#c6b5b6

Tetradic

#b5c6bc

#b5bfc6

#c6b5bf

#c6bcb5

Square

#b5c6bc

#b5b6c6

#c6b5bf

#c6c4b5

Shades

Color #b5c6bc mixed toward black.

#91ab9c

#6e8f7b

#526b5d

#37473e

#1b241f

Tints

Color #b5c6bc mixed toward white.

#c1cfc7

#ced9d2

#dae2dd

#e6ece9

#f3f5f4

Tones

Color #b5c6bc mixed toward gray.

#b6c5bc

#b8c3bc

#b9c2bd

#bbc0bd

#bcbfbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdbe · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbabf · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#b6c0c1 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c6bc]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#b5c6bc (#b5c6bc) is rgb(181, 198, 188) in RGB.

No, #b5c6bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b5c6bc, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast