#bdc3b9

Color #bdc3b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.82 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc3b9

RGB

rgb(189, 195, 185)

HSL

hsl(96, 7.7%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(96, 5.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 5.1%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(78.08, -3.91, 4.3)

LCH

lch(78.08, 5.81, 132.28)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0153, 132.35)

HWB

hwb(96, 72.5%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb9c3

Analogous

#c2c3b9

#bdc3b9

#b9c3ba

Triadic

#bdc3b9

#b9bdc3

#c3b9bd

Split-complementary

#bdc3b9

#bab9c3

#c3b9c2

Tetradic

#bdc3b9

#b9c3bf

#bfb9c3

#c3b9bd

Square

#bdc3b9

#b9c2c3

#bfb9c3

#c3bab9

Shades

Color #bdc3b9 mixed toward black.

#9da697

#7d8875

#5e6658

#3e443a

#1f221d

Tints

Color #bdc3b9 mixed toward white.

#c8cdc5

#d3d7d0

#dee1dc

#e9ebe8

#f4f5f3

Tones

Color #bdc3b9 mixed toward gray.

#bdc2ba

#bdc1bb

#bdc0bb

#bec0bc

#bebfbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0bb · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#bfbfbc · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bdbdbe · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc3b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc3b9]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#bdc3b9 (#bdc3b9) is rgb(189, 195, 185) in RGB.

No, #bdc3b9 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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