#b9bebd

Color #b9bebd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.23 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bebd

RGB

rgb(185, 190, 189)

HSL

hsl(168, 3.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168, 2.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.57, -1.92, -0.1)

LCH

lch(76.57, 1.92, 182.98)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0057, 183.01)

HWB

hwb(168, 72.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb9ba

Analogous

#b9beba

#b9bebd

#b9bcbe

Triadic

#b9bebd

#bdb9be

#bebdb9

Split-complementary

#b9bebd

#beb9bc

#bebab9

Tetradic

#b9bebd

#b9babe

#beb9ba

#bebdb9

Square

#b9bebd

#bab9be

#beb9ba

#bcbeb9

Shades

Color #b9bebd mixed toward black.

#99a09e

#788280

#5a6160

#3c4140

#1e2020

Tints

Color #b9bebd mixed toward white.

#c5c9c8

#d0d4d3

#dcdede

#e8e9e9

#f3f4f4

Tones

Color #b9bebd mixed toward gray.

#b9bebd

#babdbc

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b9bdbd · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bebd]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#b9bebd (#b9bebd) is rgb(185, 190, 189) in RGB.

No, #b9bebd 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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