#bdc3cd

Color #bdc3cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc3cd

RGB

rgb(189, 195, 205)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 13.8%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 7.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.61, -0.13, -5.71)

LCH

lch(78.61, 5.71, 268.7)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0155, 260.72)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 74.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc7bd

Analogous

#bdcbcd

#bdc3cd

#bfbdcd

Triadic

#bdc3cd

#cdbdc3

#c3cdbd

Split-complementary

#bdc3cd

#cdbfbd

#cbcdbd

Tetradic

#bdc3cd

#c7bdcd

#cdc7bd

#c3cdbd

Square

#bdc3cd

#cdbdcb

#cdc7bd

#bdcdbf

Shades

Color #bdc3cd mixed toward black.

#98a1b1

#727f94

#555f70

#393f4b

#1c2025

Tints

Color #bdc3cd mixed toward white.

#c8cdd5

#d3d7de

#dee1e6

#e9ebee

#f4f5f7

Tones

Color #bdc3cd mixed toward gray.

#bec3cc

#c0c4ca

#c1c4c9

#c2c4c8

#c4c5c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0cb · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#bfbfca · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bdc9c8 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc3cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc3cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdc3cd (#bdc3cd) is rgb(189, 195, 205) in RGB.

No, #bdc3cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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