#bdc9a3

Color #bdc9a3

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 14.88 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc9a3

RGB

rgb(189, 201, 163)

HSL

hsl(78.9, 26%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(78.9, 18.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 18.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.18, -10.74, 17.65)

LCH

lch(79.18, 20.66, 121.32)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0532, 121.87)

HWB

hwb(78.9, 63.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa3c9

Analogous

#c9c2a3

#bdc9a3

#aac9a3

Triadic

#bdc9a3

#a3bdc9

#c9a3bd

Split-complementary

#bdc9a3

#a3aac9

#c2a3c9

Tetradic

#bdc9a3

#a3c9af

#afa3c9

#c9a3bd

Square

#bdc9a3

#a3c9c2

#afa3c9

#c9a3aa

Shades

Color #bdc9a3 mixed toward black.

#a2b37d

#85995a

#647343

#434c2d

#212616

Tints

Color #bdc9a3 mixed toward white.

#c8d2b2

#d3dbc2

#dee4d1

#e9ede0

#f4f6f0

Tones

Color #bdc9a3 mixed toward gray.

#bcc6a6

#bbc3a9

#bac0ad

#b8bcb0

#b7b9b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2ad · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#c2c1b0 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#beb5b6 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 15.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc9a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc9a3]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#bdc9a3 (#bdc9a3) is rgb(189, 201, 163) in RGB.

No, #bdc9a3 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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