#bbc5cb

Color #bbc5cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.91 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbc5cb

RGB

rgb(187, 197, 203)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 13.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 7.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(78.93, -2.26, -4.18)

LCH

lch(78.93, 4.75, 241.6)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0139, 233.79)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 73.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc1bb

Analogous

#bbcbc9

#bbc5cb

#bbbdcb

Triadic

#bbc5cb

#cbbbc5

#c5cbbb

Split-complementary

#bbc5cb

#cbbbbd

#cbc9bb

Tetradic

#bbc5cb

#c1bbcb

#cbc1bb

#c5cbbb

Square

#bbc5cb

#c9bbcb

#cbc1bb

#bdcbbb

Shades

Color #bbc5cb mixed toward black.

#96a6af

#718693

#55656f

#38434a

#1c2225

Tints

Color #bbc5cb mixed toward white.

#c6cfd4

#d2d8dc

#dde2e5

#e8ecee

#f4f5f6

Tones

Color #bbc5cb mixed toward gray.

#bcc5ca

#bec4c8

#bfc4c7

#c0c4c6

#c2c3c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfc0ca · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#bfbec9 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#bcc8c8 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbc5cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbc5cb]

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbc5cb (#bbc5cb) is rgb(187, 197, 203) in RGB.

No, #bbc5cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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