#bcbecb

Color #bcbecb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.02 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbecb

RGB

rgb(188, 190, 203)

HSL

hsl(232, 12.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232, 7.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(77.18, 1.81, -6.76)

LCH

lch(77.18, 7, 284.99)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0183, 279.1)

HWB

hwb(232, 73.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc9bc

Analogous

#bcc6cb

#bcbecb

#c2bccb

Triadic

#bcbecb

#cbbcbe

#becbbc

Split-complementary

#bcbecb

#cbc2bc

#c6cbbc

Tetradic

#bcbecb

#c9bccb

#cbc9bc

#becbbc

Square

#bcbecb

#cbbcc6

#cbc9bc

#bccbc2

Shades

Color #bcbecb mixed toward black.

#979aaf

#737792

#55596e

#393b49

#1c1e25

Tints

Color #bcbecb mixed toward white.

#c7c9d4

#d2d4dc

#dedfe5

#e9e9ee

#f4f4f6

Tones

Color #bcbecb mixed toward gray.

#bdbfca

#bfc0c9

#c0c1c7

#c1c2c6

#c2c3c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc8 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbdc7 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bcc6c5 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbecb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcbecb (#bcbecb) is rgb(188, 190, 203) in RGB.

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

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