#bbbdb5

Color #bbbdb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.6 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbdb5

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 181)

HSL

hsl(75, 5.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(75, 4.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 4.2%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.25, -2.16, 3.79)

LCH

lch(76.25, 4.36, 119.68)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0113, 117.92)

HWB

hwb(75, 71%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b5bd

Analogous

#bdbbb5

#bbbdb5

#b7bdb5

Triadic

#bbbdb5

#b5bbbd

#bdb5bb

Split-complementary

#bbbdb5

#b5b7bd

#bbb5bd

Tetradic

#bbbdb5

#b5bdb7

#b7b5bd

#bdb5bb

Square

#bbbdb5

#b5bdbb

#b7b5bd

#bdb5b7

Shades

Color #bbbdb5 mixed toward black.

#9da094

#7f8274

#5f6257

#3f413a

#20211d

Tints

Color #bbbdb5 mixed toward white.

#c6c8c1

#d2d3ce

#dddeda

#e8e9e6

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bbbdb5 mixed toward gray.

#bbbcb6

#babcb6

#babbb7

#babab8

#b9bab8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb7 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb7 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#bbb9b9 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbdb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbdb5]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbbdb5 (#bbbdb5) is rgb(187, 189, 181) in RGB.

No, #bbbdb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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