#bec5cb

Color #bec5cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bec5cb

RGB

rgb(190, 197, 203)

HSL

hsl(207.7, 11.1%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.7, 6.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(79.15, -1.25, -3.83)

LCH

lch(79.15, 4.03, 251.92)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0115, 243.66)

HWB

hwb(207.7, 74.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc4be

Analogous

#becbcb

#bec5cb

#bebfcb

Triadic

#bec5cb

#cbbec5

#c5cbbe

Split-complementary

#bec5cb

#cbbebf

#cbcbbe

Tetradic

#bec5cb

#c4becb

#cbc4be

#c5cbbe

Square

#bec5cb

#cbbecb

#cbc4be

#bfcbbe

Shades

Color #bec5cb mixed toward black.

#9aa5ae

#758491

#57636d

#3a4249

#1d2124

Tints

Color #bec5cb mixed toward white.

#c9cfd4

#d4d8dc

#dfe2e5

#e9ecee

#f4f5f6

Tones

Color #bec5cb mixed toward gray.

#bfc5ca

#c0c5c9

#c1c5c8

#c2c5c7

#c4c5c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1ca · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#c1c0c9 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#bec8c8 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bec5cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec5cb]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#bec5cb (#bec5cb) is rgb(190, 197, 203) in RGB.

No, #bec5cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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