#bbbec3

Color #bbbec3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbec3

RGB

rgb(187, 190, 195)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 6.2%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 4.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(76.88, -0.09, -2.88)

LCH

lch(76.88, 2.88, 268.21)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0078, 260.42)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 73.3%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c0bb

Analogous

#bbc2c3

#bbbec3

#bcbbc3

Triadic

#bbbec3

#c3bbbe

#bec3bb

Split-complementary

#bbbec3

#c3bcbb

#c2c3bb

Tetradic

#bbbec3

#c0bbc3

#c3c0bb

#bec3bb

Square

#bbbec3

#c3bbc2

#c3c0bb

#bbc3bc

Shades

Color #bbbec3 mixed toward black.

#999ea5

#777d87

#5a5e65

#3c3f44

#1e1f22

Tints

Color #bbbec3 mixed toward white.

#c6c9cd

#d2d4d7

#dddfe1

#e8e9eb

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bbbec3 mixed toward gray.

#bcbec2

#bdbec1

#bebfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc2 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc2 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#bbc1c1 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbec3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbec3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbbec3 (#bbbec3) is rgb(187, 190, 195) in RGB.

No, #bbbec3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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