#bec5c9

Color #bec5c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bec5c9

RGB

rgb(190, 197, 201)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 9.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 5.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 2%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.1, -1.64, -2.83)

LCH

lch(79.1, 3.27, 239.91)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0096, 232.65)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 74.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c2be

Analogous

#bec9c8

#bec5c9

#bec0c9

Triadic

#bec5c9

#c9bec5

#c5c9be

Split-complementary

#bec5c9

#c9bec0

#c9c8be

Tetradic

#bec5c9

#c2bec9

#c9c2be

#c5c9be

Square

#bec5c9

#c8bec9

#c9c2be

#c0c9be

Shades

Color #bec5c9 mixed toward black.

#9ba5ab

#77868e

#59646b

#3b4347

#1e2124

Tints

Color #bec5c9 mixed toward white.

#c9cfd2

#d4d8db

#dfe2e4

#e9eced

#f4f5f6

Tones

Color #bec5c9 mixed toward gray.

#bfc5c8

#c0c5c7

#c1c4c6

#c2c4c5

#c3c4c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c8 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#c1c0c8 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#bec7c7 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bec5c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec5c9]

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#bec5c9 (#bec5c9) is rgb(190, 197, 201) in RGB.

No, #bec5c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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