#bbbfc9

Color #bbbfc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.54 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbfc9

RGB

rgb(187, 191, 201)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(77.31, 0.54, -5.5)

LCH

lch(77.31, 5.53, 275.61)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0147, 268.44)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 73.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c5bb

Analogous

#bbc6c9

#bbbfc9

#bebbc9

Triadic

#bbbfc9

#c9bbbf

#bfc9bb

Split-complementary

#bbbfc9

#c9bebb

#c6c9bb

Tetradic

#bbbfc9

#c5bbc9

#c9c5bb

#bfc9bb

Square

#bbbfc9

#c9bbc6

#c9c5bb

#bbc9be

Shades

Color #bbbfc9 mixed toward black.

#979dac

#737b90

#565c6c

#393d48

#1d1f24

Tints

Color #bbbfc9 mixed toward white.

#c6cad2

#d2d4db

#dddfe4

#e8eaed

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bbbfc9 mixed toward gray.

#bcc0c8

#bdc0c7

#bfc1c6

#c0c1c4

#c1c2c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc7 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bdbcc6 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#bbc5c4 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbfc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbfc9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbbfc9 (#bbbfc9) is rgb(187, 191, 201) in RGB.

No, #bbbfc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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