#bbbcbd

Color #bbbcbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 1.63 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbcbd

RGB

rgb(187, 188, 189)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 1.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.2, -0.16, -0.63)

LCH

lch(76.2, 0.65, 255.75)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0018, 247.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 73.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbcbb

Analogous

#bbbdbd

#bbbcbd

#bbbbbd

Triadic

#bbbcbd

#bdbbbc

#bcbdbb

Split-complementary

#bbbcbd

#bdbbbb

#bdbdbb

Tetradic

#bbbcbd

#bcbbbd

#bdbcbb

#bcbdbb

Square

#bbbcbd

#bdbbbd

#bdbcbb

#bbbdbb

Shades

Color #bbbcbd mixed toward black.

#9b9d9e

#7b7d7f

#5d5e5f

#3e3f40

#1f1f20

Tints

Color #bbbcbd mixed toward white.

#c6c7c8

#d2d2d3

#ddddde

#e8e9e9

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bbbcbd mixed toward gray.

#bbbcbd

#bbbcbc

#bcbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#bbbdbd · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 0.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbcbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbcbd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#bbbcbd (#bbbcbd) is rgb(187, 188, 189) in RGB.

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

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