#b9cbc1

Color #b9cbc1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.84 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cbc1

RGB

rgb(185, 203, 193)

HSL

hsl(146.7, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(146.7, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 0%, 4.9%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(80.11, -8, 2.9)

LCH

lch(80.11, 8.51, 160.07)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0239, 161.72)

HWB

hwb(146.7, 72.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbb9c3

Analogous

#bacbb9

#b9cbc1

#b9cbca

Triadic

#b9cbc1

#c1b9cb

#cbc1b9

Split-complementary

#b9cbc1

#cab9cb

#cbb9ba

Tetradic

#b9cbc1

#b9c3cb

#cbb9c3

#cbc1b9

Square

#b9cbc1

#b9bacb

#cbb9c3

#cbcab9

Shades

Color #b9cbc1 mixed toward black.

#94b0a0

#6f947f

#536f5f

#374a40

#1c2520

Tints

Color #b9cbc1 mixed toward white.

#c5d4cb

#d0dcd6

#dce5e0

#e8eeea

#f3f6f5

Tones

Color #b9cbc1 mixed toward gray.

#bbcac1

#bcc8c1

#bec7c2

#bfc5c2

#c1c4c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c3 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#c0bfc4 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#bac5c6 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cbc1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cbc1]

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Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#b9cbc1 (#b9cbc1) is rgb(185, 203, 193) in RGB.

No, #b9cbc1 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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