#bdc9ca

Color #bdc9ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc9ca

RGB

rgb(189, 201, 202)

HSL

hsl(184.6, 10.9%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.6, 6.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(80.1, -3.89, -1.91)

LCH

lch(80.1, 4.33, 206.15)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0133, 203.09)

HWB

hwb(184.6, 74.1%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cabebd

Analogous

#bdcac5

#bdc9ca

#bdc3ca

Triadic

#bdc9ca

#cabdc9

#c9cabd

Split-complementary

#bdc9ca

#cabdc3

#cac5bd

Tetradic

#bdc9ca

#bebdca

#cabebd

#c9cabd

Square

#bdc9ca

#c5bdca

#cabebd

#c3cabd

Shades

Color #bdc9ca mixed toward black.

#99abad

#758e90

#576b6c

#3a4748

#1d2424

Tints

Color #bdc9ca mixed toward white.

#c8d2d3

#d3dbdc

#dee4e5

#e9eded

#f4f6f6

Tones

Color #bdc9ca mixed toward gray.

#bec8c9

#bfc7c8

#c0c6c7

#c1c5c6

#c3c4c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2ca · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#c2c1ca · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#becaca · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc9ca]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#bdc9ca (#bdc9ca) is rgb(189, 201, 202) in RGB.

No, #bdc9ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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