#b9c5b9

Color #b9c5b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.87 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9c5b9

RGB

rgb(185, 197, 185)

HSL

hsl(120, 9.4%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 6.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 6.1%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(78.32, -6.35, 4.6)

LCH

lch(78.32, 7.84, 144.08)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0211, 145.41)

HWB

hwb(120, 72.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b9c5

Analogous

#bfc5b9

#b9c5b9

#b9c5bf

Triadic

#b9c5b9

#b9b9c5

#c5b9b9

Split-complementary

#b9c5b9

#bfb9c5

#c5b9bf

Tetradic

#b9c5b9

#b9c5c5

#c5b9c5

#c5b9b9

Square

#b9c5b9

#b9bfc5

#c5b9c5

#c5bfb9

Shades

Color #b9c5b9 mixed toward black.

#96a896

#738b73

#576857

#3a463a

#1d231d

Tints

Color #b9c5b9 mixed toward white.

#c5cfc5

#d0d8d0

#dce2dc

#e8ece8

#f3f5f3

Tones

Color #b9c5b9 mixed toward gray.

#bac4ba

#bbc3bb

#bcc2bc

#bdc1bd

#bec0be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebebc · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#bebdbd · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#babebf · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9c5b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9c5b9]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#b9c5b9 (#b9c5b9) is rgb(185, 197, 185) in RGB.

No, #b9c5b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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