#b9bfaa

Color #b9bfaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9bfaa

RGB

rgb(185, 191, 170)

HSL

hsl(77.1, 14.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(77.1, 11%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 11%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.36, -5.85, 9.89)

LCH

lch(76.36, 11.49, 120.6)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0297, 120.1)

HWB

hwb(77.1, 66.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0aabf

Analogous

#bfbbaa

#b9bfaa

#afbfaa

Triadic

#b9bfaa

#aab9bf

#bfaab9

Split-complementary

#b9bfaa

#aaafbf

#bbaabf

Tetradic

#b9bfaa

#aabfb0

#b0aabf

#bfaab9

Square

#b9bfaa

#aabfbb

#b0aabf

#bfaaaf

Shades

Color #b9bfaa mixed toward black.

#9da588

#808967

#60674e

#404534

#20221a

Tints

Color #b9bfaa mixed toward white.

#c5cab8

#d0d4c6

#dcdfd5

#e8eae3

#f3f4f1

Tones

Color #b9bfaa mixed toward gray.

#b8bdac

#b8bcae

#b7baaf

#b6b8b1

#b5b6b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcaf · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb1 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#b9b3b4 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9bfaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9bfaa]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b9bfaa (#b9bfaa) is rgb(185, 191, 170) in RGB.

No, #b9bfaa 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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