#bbbdbd

Color #bbbdbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 1.44 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbdbd

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 189)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(76.46, -0.69, -0.24)

LCH

lch(76.46, 0.73, 199.18)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0022, 198.43)

HWB

hwb(180, 73.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbbbb

Analogous

#bbbdbc

#bbbdbd

#bbbcbd

Triadic

#bbbdbd

#bdbbbd

#bdbdbb

Split-complementary

#bbbdbd

#bdbbbc

#bdbcbb

Tetradic

#bbbdbd

#bbbbbd

#bdbbbb

#bdbdbb

Square

#bbbdbd

#bcbbbd

#bdbbbb

#bcbdbb

Shades

Color #bbbdbd mixed toward black.

#9b9e9e

#7b7f7f

#5d5f5f

#3e4040

#1f2020

Tints

Color #bbbdbd mixed toward white.

#c6c8c8

#d2d3d3

#dddede

#e8e9e9

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bbbdbd mixed toward gray.

#bbbdbd

#bbbcbc

#bcbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbd · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcbd · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#bbbdbd · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbdbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbdbd]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#bbbdbd (#bbbdbd) is rgb(187, 189, 189) in RGB.

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

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