#bbbcbe

Color #bbbcbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 1.86 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbcbe

RGB

rgb(187, 188, 190)

HSL

hsl(220, 2.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 1.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.22, 0.03, -1.13)

LCH

lch(76.22, 1.13, 271.52)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.003, 264.29)

HWB

hwb(220, 73.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebdbb

Analogous

#bbbdbe

#bbbcbe

#bbbbbe

Triadic

#bbbcbe

#bebbbc

#bcbebb

Split-complementary

#bbbcbe

#bebbbb

#bdbebb

Tetradic

#bbbcbe

#bdbbbe

#bebdbb

#bcbebb

Square

#bbbcbe

#bebbbd

#bebdbb

#bbbebb

Shades

Color #bbbcbe mixed toward black.

#9b9c9f

#7b7d81

#5c5e60

#3d3e40

#1f1f20

Tints

Color #bbbcbe mixed toward white.

#c6c7c9

#d2d2d4

#ddddde

#e8e9e9

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bbbcbe mixed toward gray.

#bbbcbe

#bbbcbd

#bcbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbe · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbbd · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#bbbdbd · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbcbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbcbe]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbbcbe (#bbbcbe) is rgb(187, 188, 190) in RGB.

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

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