#bbc3bc

Color #bbc3bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.81 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc3bc

RGB

rgb(187, 195, 188)

HSL

hsl(127.5, 6.2%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(127.5, 4.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 3.6%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(78.01, -4.06, 2.56)

LCH

lch(78.01, 4.8, 147.77)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0131, 149.11)

HWB

hwb(127.5, 73.3%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3bbc2

Analogous

#bec3bb

#bbc3bc

#bbc3c0

Triadic

#bbc3bc

#bcbbc3

#c3bcbb

Split-complementary

#bbc3bc

#c0bbc3

#c3bbbe

Tetradic

#bbc3bc

#bbc2c3

#c3bbc2

#c3bcbb

Square

#bbc3bc

#bbbec3

#c3bbc2

#c3c0bb

Shades

Color #bbc3bc mixed toward black.

#99a59b

#778779

#5a655b

#3c443d

#1e221e

Tints

Color #bbc3bc mixed toward white.

#c6cdc7

#d2d7d2

#dde1de

#e8ebe9

#f4f5f4

Tones

Color #bbc3bc mixed toward gray.

#bcc2bd

#bdc1be

#bec0be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfbe · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#bebdbe · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#bbbfbf · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc3bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc3bc]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#bbc3bc (#bbc3bc) is rgb(187, 195, 188) in RGB.

No, #bbc3bc 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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