#bbbdc4

Color #bbbdc4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.95 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbdc4

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 196)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 7.1%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 4.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(76.65, 0.63, -3.76)

LCH

lch(76.65, 3.81, 279.51)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.01, 273.43)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 73.3%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c2bb

Analogous

#bbc2c4

#bbbdc4

#bebbc4

Triadic

#bbbdc4

#c4bbbd

#bdc4bb

Split-complementary

#bbbdc4

#c4bebb

#c2c4bb

Tetradic

#bbbdc4

#c2bbc4

#c4c2bb

#bdc4bb

Square

#bbbdc4

#c4bbc2

#c4c2bb

#bbc4be

Shades

Color #bbbdc4 mixed toward black.

#999ca6

#777b89

#595c67

#3b3d44

#1e1f22

Tints

Color #bbbdc4 mixed toward white.

#c6c8ce

#d2d3d8

#dddee2

#e8e9eb

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bbbdc4 mixed toward gray.

#bcbdc3

#bcbec3

#bdbec2

#bebfc1

#bfbfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc2 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc2 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#bbc1c1 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbdc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbdc4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbbdc4 (#bbbdc4) is rgb(187, 189, 196) in RGB.

No, #bbbdc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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