#bbbbc1

Color #bbbbc1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.63 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbbc1

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 193)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.6%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(76.04, 1.13, -3.02)

LCH

lch(76.04, 3.22, 290.51)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0083, 286.04)

HWB

hwb(240, 73.3%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c1bb

Analogous

#bbbec1

#bbbbc1

#bebbc1

Triadic

#bbbbc1

#c1bbbb

#bbc1bb

Split-complementary

#bbbbc1

#c1bebb

#bec1bb

Tetradic

#bbbbc1

#c1bbc1

#c1c1bb

#bbc1bb

Square

#bbbbc1

#c1bbbe

#c1c1bb

#bbc1be

Shades

Color #bbbbc1 mixed toward black.

#9a9aa3

#797984

#5b5b63

#3c3c42

#1e1e21

Tints

Color #bbbbc1 mixed toward white.

#c6c6cb

#d2d2d6

#dddde0

#e8e8ea

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bbbbc1 mixed toward gray.

#bbbbc0

#bcbcc0

#bcbcbf

#bdbdbf

#bdbdbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc0 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbf · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#bbbebe · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbbc1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbbc1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bbbbc1 (#bbbbc1) is rgb(187, 187, 193) in RGB.

No, #bbbbc1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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