#b9bdb5

Color #b9bdb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.84 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bdb5

RGB

rgb(185, 189, 181)

HSL

hsl(90, 5.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 4.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(76.1, -2.87, 3.55)

LCH

lch(76.1, 4.57, 128.95)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0119, 128.88)

HWB

hwb(90, 71%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b5bd

Analogous

#bdbdb5

#b9bdb5

#b5bdb5

Triadic

#b9bdb5

#b5b9bd

#bdb5b9

Split-complementary

#b9bdb5

#b5b5bd

#bdb5bd

Tetradic

#b9bdb5

#b5bdb9

#b9b5bd

#bdb5b9

Square

#b9bdb5

#b5bdbd

#b9b5bd

#bdb5b5

Shades

Color #b9bdb5 mixed toward black.

#9aa094

#7b8274

#5c6257

#3e413a

#1f211d

Tints

Color #b9bdb5 mixed toward white.

#c5c8c1

#d0d3ce

#dcdeda

#e8e9e6

#f3f4f3

Tones

Color #b9bdb5 mixed toward gray.

#b9bcb6

#b9bbb7

#b9bab8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb7 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#bbbab7 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bdb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bdb5]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#b9bdb5 (#b9bdb5) is rgb(185, 189, 181) in RGB.

No, #b9bdb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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