#bbc9bd

Color #bbc9bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc9bd

RGB

rgb(187, 201, 189)

HSL

hsl(128.6, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(128.6, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.62, -7.02, 4.35)

LCH

lch(79.62, 8.26, 148.22)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0225, 149.56)

HWB

hwb(128.6, 73.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9bbc7

Analogous

#c0c9bb

#bbc9bd

#bbc9c4

Triadic

#bbc9bd

#bdbbc9

#c9bdbb

Split-complementary

#bbc9bd

#c4bbc9

#c9bbc0

Tetradic

#bbc9bd

#bbc7c9

#c9bbc7

#c9bdbb

Square

#bbc9bd

#bbc0c9

#c9bbc7

#c9c4bb

Shades

Color #bbc9bd mixed toward black.

#97ac9a

#739077

#566c59

#39483b

#1d241e

Tints

Color #bbc9bd mixed toward white.

#c6d2c8

#d2dbd3

#dde4de

#e8ede9

#f4f6f4

Tones

Color #bbc9bd mixed toward gray.

#bcc8be

#bdc7bf

#bfc6c0

#c0c4c0

#c1c3c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c0 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#c0bfc1 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#bcc2c3 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc9bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc9bd]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#bbc9bd (#bbc9bd) is rgb(187, 201, 189) in RGB.

No, #bbc9bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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