#bcbcbf

Color #bcbcbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbcbf

RGB

rgb(188, 188, 191)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.3%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(76.33, 0.56, -1.51)

LCH

lch(76.33, 1.61, 290.35)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0042, 286.7)

HWB

hwb(240, 73.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbfbc

Analogous

#bcbdbf

#bcbcbf

#bdbcbf

Triadic

#bcbcbf

#bfbcbc

#bcbfbc

Split-complementary

#bcbcbf

#bfbdbc

#bdbfbc

Tetradic

#bcbcbf

#bfbcbf

#bfbfbc

#bcbfbc

Square

#bcbcbf

#bfbcbd

#bfbfbc

#bcbfbd

Shades

Color #bcbcbf mixed toward black.

#9c9ca0

#7b7b81

#5d5d61

#3e3e41

#1f1f20

Tints

Color #bcbcbf mixed toward white.

#c7c7ca

#d2d2d4

#dddddf

#e9e9ea

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bcbcbf mixed toward gray.

#bcbcbf

#bcbcbe

#bdbdbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbe · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbcbe · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#bcbebe · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbcbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbcbf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#bcbcbf (#bcbcbf) is rgb(188, 188, 191) in RGB.

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

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