#bbd9d9

Color #bbd9d9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 6.47 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbd9d9

RGB

rgb(187, 217, 217)

HSL

hsl(180, 28.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 13.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 0%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(84.59, -9.88, -3.34)

LCH

lch(84.59, 10.43, 198.68)

OKLCH

oklch(86.3%, 0.0318, 196.61)

HWB

hwb(180, 73.3%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9bbbb

Analogous

#bbd9ca

#bbd9d9

#bbcad9

Triadic

#bbd9d9

#d9bbd9

#d9d9bb

Split-complementary

#bbd9d9

#d9bbca

#d9cabb

Tetradic

#bbd9d9

#bbbbd9

#d9bbbb

#d9d9bb

Square

#bbd9d9

#cabbd9

#d9bbbb

#cad9bb

Shades

Color #bbd9d9 mixed toward black.

#90c1c1

#65a9a9

#488282

#305656

#182b2b

Tints

Color #bbd9d9 mixed toward white.

#c6dfdf

#d2e6e6

#ddecec

#e8f2f2

#f4f9f9

Tones

Color #bbd9d9 mixed toward gray.

#bdd6d6

#c0d4d4

#c2d1d1

#c5cfcf

#c7cccc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9d9 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#c7c5d9 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#bdd9d9 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbd9d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbd9d9]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#bbd9d9 (#bbd9d9) is rgb(187, 217, 217) in RGB.

No, #bbd9d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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