#b9cca9

Color #b9cca9

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 13.77 Nearest Tailwind class lime-100 #ecfcca · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9cca9

RGB

rgb(185, 204, 169)

HSL

hsl(92.6, 25.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(92.6, 17.2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 17.2%, 20%)

LAB

lab(79.82, -12.76, 15.31)

LCH

lch(79.82, 19.93, 129.81)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.052, 130.79)

HWB

hwb(92.6, 66.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca9cc

Analogous

#cacca9

#b9cca9

#a9ccaa

Triadic

#b9cca9

#a9b9cc

#cca9b9

Split-complementary

#b9cca9

#aaa9cc

#cca9ca

Tetradic

#b9cca9

#a9ccbc

#bca9cc

#cca9b9

Square

#b9cca9

#a9cacc

#bca9cc

#ccaaa9

Shades

Color #b9cca9 mixed toward black.

#99b582

#7a9c5d

#5b7545

#3d4e2e

#1e2717

Tints

Color #b9cca9 mixed toward white.

#c5d4b7

#d0ddc6

#dce5d4

#e8eee2

#f3f6f1

Tones

Color #b9cca9 mixed toward gray.

#b9c9ac

#b9c6af

#bac3b2

#bac0b5

#babdb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2b2 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#c0bfb4 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#bab9bb · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9cca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9cca9]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#b9cca9 (#b9cca9) is rgb(185, 204, 169) in RGB.

No, #b9cca9 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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