#bbbcbc

Color #bbbcbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 1.57 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbcbc

RGB

rgb(187, 188, 188)

HSL

hsl(180, 0.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 0.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(76.17, -0.35, -0.12)

LCH

lch(76.17, 0.37, 198.92)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0011, 195.26)

HWB

hwb(180, 73.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbbbb

Analogous

#bbbcbb

#bbbcbc

#bbbbbc

Triadic

#bbbcbc

#bcbbbc

#bcbcbb

Split-complementary

#bbbcbc

#bcbbbb

Tetradic

#bbbcbc

#bbbbbc

#bcbbbb

#bcbcbb

Square

#bbbcbc

#bbbbbc

#bcbbbb

#bbbcbb

Shades

Color #bbbcbc mixed toward black.

#9b9d9d

#7c7e7e

#5d5e5e

#3e3f3f

#1f1f1f

Tints

Color #bbbcbc mixed toward white.

#c6c7c7

#d2d2d2

#dddddd

#e8e9e9

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bbbcbc mixed toward gray.

#bbbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbc · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbc · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#bbbcbc · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 0.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbcbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbcbc]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#bbbcbc (#bbbcbc) is rgb(187, 188, 188) in RGB.

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

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