#bbc4c6

Color #bbc4c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.5 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc4c6

RGB

rgb(187, 196, 198)

HSL

hsl(190.9, 8.8%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.9, 5.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(78.53, -2.7, -2.07)

LCH

lch(78.53, 3.4, 217.48)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0103, 212.77)

HWB

hwb(190.9, 73.3%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bdbb

Analogous

#bbc6c3

#bbc4c6

#bbbfc6

Triadic

#bbc4c6

#c6bbc4

#c4c6bb

Split-complementary

#bbc4c6

#c6bbbf

#c6c3bb

Tetradic

#bbc4c6

#bdbbc6

#c6bdbb

#c4c6bb

Square

#bbc4c6

#c3bbc6

#c6bdbb

#bfc6bb

Shades

Color #bbc4c6 mixed toward black.

#98a6a9

#75878b

#586669

#3b4446

#1d2223

Tints

Color #bbc4c6 mixed toward white.

#c6ced0

#d2d8d9

#dde2e3

#e8ebec

#f4f5f6

Tones

Color #bbc4c6 mixed toward gray.

#bcc3c5

#bdc3c4

#bec2c3

#bfc2c2

#c0c1c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc6 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#bebec5 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#bbc5c5 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc4c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc4c6]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#bbc4c6 (#bbc4c6) is rgb(187, 196, 198) in RGB.

No, #bbc4c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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