#bbc8c8

Color #bbc8c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.06 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc8c8

RGB

rgb(187, 200, 200)

HSL

hsl(180, 10.6%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 6.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(79.64, -4.42, -1.53)

LCH

lch(79.64, 4.68, 199.09)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0142, 196.78)

HWB

hwb(180, 73.3%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8bbbb

Analogous

#bbc8c2

#bbc8c8

#bbc2c8

Triadic

#bbc8c8

#c8bbc8

#c8c8bb

Split-complementary

#bbc8c8

#c8bbc2

#c8c2bb

Tetradic

#bbc8c8

#bbbbc8

#c8bbbb

#c8c8bb

Square

#bbc8c8

#c2bbc8

#c8bbbb

#c2c8bb

Shades

Color #bbc8c8 mixed toward black.

#97abab

#748e8e

#576b6b

#3a4747

#1d2424

Tints

Color #bbc8c8 mixed toward white.

#c6d1d1

#d2dada

#dde4e4

#e8eded

#f4f6f6

Tones

Color #bbc8c8 mixed toward gray.

#bcc7c7

#bdc6c6

#bec5c5

#bfc4c4

#c0c3c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c8 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#c0bfc8 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#bcc8c8 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc8c8]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#bbc8c8 (#bbc8c8) is rgb(187, 200, 200) in RGB.

No, #bbc8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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