#bcbdbb

Color #bcbdbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 1.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbdbb

RGB

rgb(188, 189, 187)

HSL

hsl(90, 1.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(90, 1.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 1.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.48, -0.72, 0.89)

LCH

lch(76.48, 1.14, 128.97)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.003, 129.56)

HWB

hwb(90, 73.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbbbd

Analogous

#bdbdbb

#bcbdbb

#bbbdbb

Triadic

#bcbdbb

#bbbcbd

#bdbbbc

Split-complementary

#bcbdbb

#bbbbbd

#bdbbbd

Tetradic

#bcbdbb

#bbbdbc

#bcbbbd

#bdbbbc

Square

#bcbdbb

#bbbdbd

#bcbbbd

#bdbbbb

Shades

Color #bcbdbb mixed toward black.

#9d9e9b

#7d7f7b

#5e5f5d

#3f403e

#1f201f

Tints

Color #bcbdbb mixed toward white.

#c7c8c6

#d2d3d2

#dddedd

#e9e9e8

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bcbdbb mixed toward gray.

#bcbdbb

#bcbcbb

#bcbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbb · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 1.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbdbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbdbb]

Related colors

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#bcbdbb (#bcbdbb) is rgb(188, 189, 187) in RGB.

No, #bcbdbb 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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