#bfc5cd

Color #bfc5cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bfc5cd

RGB

rgb(191, 197, 205)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 12.3%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 6.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.28, -0.53, -4.71)

LCH

lch(79.28, 4.74, 263.58)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.013, 255.32)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 74.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc7bf

Analogous

#bfcccd

#bfc5cd

#c0bfcd

Triadic

#bfc5cd

#cdbfc5

#c5cdbf

Split-complementary

#bfc5cd

#cdc0bf

#cccdbf

Tetradic

#bfc5cd

#c7bfcd

#cdc7bf

#c5cdbf

Square

#bfc5cd

#cdbfcc

#cdc7bf

#bfcdc0

Shades

Color #bfc5cd mixed toward black.

#9aa3b0

#758293

#57616f

#3a414a

#1d2025

Tints

Color #bfc5cd mixed toward white.

#cacfd5

#d4d8de

#dfe2e6

#eaecee

#f4f5f7

Tones

Color #bfc5cd mixed toward gray.

#c0c5cc

#c1c5cb

#c2c5c9

#c4c6c8

#c5c6c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2cb · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#c1c1cb · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#bfcac9 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfc5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfc5cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bfc5cd (#bfc5cd) is rgb(191, 197, 205) in RGB.

No, #bfc5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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