#bbc5cc

Color #bbc5cc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc5cc

RGB

rgb(187, 197, 204)

HSL

hsl(204.7, 14.3%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.7, 8.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 3.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(78.96, -2.06, -4.68)

LCH

lch(78.96, 5.11, 246.24)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0148, 238.24)

HWB

hwb(204.7, 73.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc2bb

Analogous

#bbcccb

#bbc5cc

#bbbdcc

Triadic

#bbc5cc

#ccbbc5

#c5ccbb

Split-complementary

#bbc5cc

#ccbbbd

#cccbbb

Tetradic

#bbc5cc

#c2bbcc

#ccc2bb

#c5ccbb

Square

#bbc5cc

#cbbbcc

#ccc2bb

#bdccbb

Shades

Color #bbc5cc mixed toward black.

#96a5b0

#718694

#546470

#38434b

#1c2125

Tints

Color #bbc5cc mixed toward white.

#c6cfd5

#d2d8dd

#dde2e6

#e8ecee

#f4f5f7

Tones

Color #bbc5cc mixed toward gray.

#bdc5cb

#bec5c9

#bfc4c8

#c1c4c6

#c2c4c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfc0ca · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#bfbeca · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#bcc9c9 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc5cc]

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Frequently asked questions

#bbc5cc (#bbc5cc) is rgb(187, 197, 204) in RGB.

No, #bbc5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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