#bfc9ca

Color #bfc9ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bfc9ca

RGB

rgb(191, 201, 202)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 9.4%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 5.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(80.24, -3.22, -1.68)

LCH

lch(80.24, 3.63, 207.55)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0111, 204.02)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 74.9%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac0bf

Analogous

#bfcac6

#bfc9ca

#bfc4ca

Triadic

#bfc9ca

#cabfc9

#c9cabf

Split-complementary

#bfc9ca

#cabfc4

#cac6bf

Tetradic

#bfc9ca

#c0bfca

#cac0bf

#c9cabf

Square

#bfc9ca

#c6bfca

#cac0bf

#c4cabf

Shades

Color #bfc9ca mixed toward black.

#9babac

#778d8f

#596a6c

#3b4748

#1e2324

Tints

Color #bfc9ca mixed toward white.

#cad2d3

#d4dbdc

#dfe4e5

#eaeded

#f4f6f6

Tones

Color #bfc9ca mixed toward gray.

#c0c8c9

#c1c8c8

#c2c7c7

#c3c6c6

#c4c5c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c4ca · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#c3c2ca · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#c0caca · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfc9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfc9ca]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#bfc9ca (#bfc9ca) is rgb(191, 201, 202) in RGB.

No, #bfc9ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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