#b9c3b9

Color #b9c3b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c3b9

RGB

rgb(185, 195, 185)

HSL

hsl(120, 7.7%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 5.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 0%, 5.1%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(77.78, -5.3, 3.83)

LCH

lch(77.78, 6.54, 144.15)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0176, 145.41)

HWB

hwb(120, 72.5%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3b9c3

Analogous

#bec3b9

#b9c3b9

#b9c3be

Triadic

#b9c3b9

#b9b9c3

#c3b9b9

Split-complementary

#b9c3b9

#beb9c3

#c3b9be

Tetradic

#b9c3b9

#b9c3c3

#c3b9c3

#c3b9b9

Square

#b9c3b9

#b9bec3

#c3b9c3

#c3beb9

Shades

Color #b9c3b9 mixed toward black.

#97a697

#758875

#586658

#3a443a

#1d221d

Tints

Color #b9c3b9 mixed toward white.

#c5cdc5

#d0d7d0

#dce1dc

#e8ebe8

#f3f5f3

Tones

Color #b9c3b9 mixed toward gray.

#bac2ba

#bbc1bb

#bbc0bb

#bcc0bc

#bdbfbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbebb · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#bdbcbc · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#babdbe · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c3b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c3b9]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#b9c3b9 (#b9c3b9) is rgb(185, 195, 185) in RGB.

No, #b9c3b9 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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