#bcbdc2

Color #bcbdc2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbdc2

RGB

rgb(188, 189, 194)

HSL

hsl(230, 4.7%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 3.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(76.67, 0.59, -2.64)

LCH

lch(76.67, 2.71, 282.6)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0071, 277.33)

HWB

hwb(230, 73.7%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c1bc

Analogous

#bcc0c2

#bcbdc2

#bebcc2

Triadic

#bcbdc2

#c2bcbd

#bdc2bc

Split-complementary

#bcbdc2

#c2bebc

#c0c2bc

Tetradic

#bcbdc2

#c1bcc2

#c2c1bc

#bdc2bc

Square

#bcbdc2

#c2bcc0

#c2c1bc

#bcc2be

Shades

Color #bcbdc2 mixed toward black.

#9b9ca4

#797b85

#5b5d64

#3d3e43

#1e1f21

Tints

Color #bcbdc2 mixed toward white.

#c7c8cc

#d2d3d6

#dddee1

#e9e9eb

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bcbdc2 mixed toward gray.

#bcbdc2

#bdbec1

#bdbec0

#bebec0

#bebfbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc1 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbcc1 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#bcc0c0 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbdc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbdc2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bcbdc2 (#bcbdc2) is rgb(188, 189, 194) in RGB.

No, #bcbdc2 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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