#bbdad9

Color #bbdad9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 6.39 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-100 #cefafe · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbdad9

RGB

rgb(187, 218, 217)

HSL

hsl(178.1, 29.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.1, 14.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(84.85, -10.4, -2.95)

LCH

lch(84.85, 10.81, 195.84)

OKLCH

oklch(86.6%, 0.0329, 194.08)

HWB

hwb(178.1, 73.3%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dabbbc

Analogous

#bbdac9

#bbdad9

#bbcbda

Triadic

#bbdad9

#d9bbda

#dad9bb

Split-complementary

#bbdad9

#dabbcb

#dac9bb

Tetradic

#bbdad9

#bbbcda

#dabbbc

#dad9bb

Square

#bbdad9

#c9bbda

#dabbbc

#cbdabb

Shades

Color #bbdad9 mixed toward black.

#8fc2c1

#64aaa8

#478381

#305756

#182c2b

Tints

Color #bbdad9 mixed toward white.

#c6e0df

#d2e6e6

#ddecec

#e8f3f2

#f4f9f9

Tones

Color #bbdad9 mixed toward gray.

#bed7d7

#c0d5d4

#c3d2d2

#c5d0cf

#c8cdcd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9d9 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#c7c5d9 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#bdd9d9 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbdad9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbdad9]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#bbdad9 (#bbdad9) is rgb(187, 218, 217) in RGB.

No, #bbdad9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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