#bcbdb8

Color #bcbdb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.01 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbdb8

RGB

rgb(188, 189, 184)

HSL

hsl(72, 3.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72, 2.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 2.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.4, -1.27, 2.4)

LCH

lch(76.4, 2.72, 117.89)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.007, 115.46)

HWB

hwb(72, 72.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b8bd

Analogous

#bdbbb8

#bcbdb8

#b9bdb8

Triadic

#bcbdb8

#b8bcbd

#bdb8bc

Split-complementary

#bcbdb8

#b8b9bd

#bbb8bd

Tetradic

#bcbdb8

#b8bdb9

#b9b8bd

#bdb8bc

Square

#bcbdb8

#b8bdbb

#b9b8bd

#bdb8b9

Shades

Color #bcbdb8 mixed toward black.

#9d9f98

#7f8178

#5f615a

#3f403c

#20201e

Tints

Color #bcbdb8 mixed toward white.

#c7c8c4

#d2d3d0

#dddedb

#e9e9e7

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bcbdb8 mixed toward gray.

#bcbcb8

#bbbcb9

#bbbbba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb9 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcba · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#bcbaba · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbdb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbdb8]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bcbdb8 (#bcbdb8) is rgb(188, 189, 184) in RGB.

No, #bcbdb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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