#bcbbbf

Color #bcbbbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbbbf

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 191)

HSL

hsl(255, 3%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 2.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.07, 1.09, -1.89)

LCH

lch(76.07, 2.18, 299.97)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0056, 297.47)

HWB

hwb(255, 73.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebfbb

Analogous

#bbbcbf

#bcbbbf

#bebbbf

Triadic

#bcbbbf

#bfbcbb

#bbbfbc

Split-complementary

#bcbbbf

#bfbebb

#bcbfbb

Tetradic

#bcbbbf

#bfbbbe

#bebfbb

#bbbfbc

Square

#bcbbbf

#bfbbbc

#bebfbb

#bbbfbe

Shades

Color #bcbbbf mixed toward black.

#9c9ba0

#7c7a82

#5d5c61

#3e3d41

#1f1f20

Tints

Color #bcbbbf mixed toward white.

#c7c6ca

#d2d2d4

#dddddf

#e9e8ea

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bcbbbf mixed toward gray.

#bcbbbf

#bcbcbe

#bdbcbe

#bdbdbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11:1

Black text reads better on this background (11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbe · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcbe · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#bcbdbd · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 2.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbbbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbbbf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcbbbf (#bcbbbf) is rgb(188, 187, 191) in RGB.

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

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