#bbd9c6

Color #bbd9c6

A muted light green.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-100 #d0fae5 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd9c6

RGB

rgb(187, 217, 198)

HSL

hsl(142, 28.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(142, 13.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 0%, 8.8%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(84.1, -13.58, 6.03)

LCH

lch(84.1, 14.86, 156.06)

OKLCH

oklch(85.8%, 0.0412, 157.6)

HWB

hwb(142, 73.3%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9bbce

Analogous

#bfd9bb

#bbd9c6

#bbd9d5

Triadic

#bbd9c6

#c6bbd9

#d9c6bb

Split-complementary

#bbd9c6

#d5bbd9

#d9bbbf

Tetradic

#bbd9c6

#bbced9

#d9bbce

#d9c6bb

Square

#bbd9c6

#bbbfd9

#d9bbce

#d9d5bb

Shades

Color #bbd9c6 mixed toward black.

#90c1a2

#65a97e

#48825d

#30563e

#182b1f

Tints

Color #bbd9c6 mixed toward white.

#c6dfcf

#d2e6d9

#ddece2

#e8f2ec

#f4f9f5

Tones

Color #bbd9c6 mixed toward gray.

#bdd6c7

#c0d4c7

#c2d1c8

#c5cfc9

#c7ccc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9cb · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#c7c5cc · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#bdcfcf · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd9c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd9c6]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#bbd9c6 (#bbd9c6) is rgb(187, 217, 198) in RGB.

No, #bbd9c6 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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