#bcbfbf

Color #bcbfbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 1.25 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbfbf

RGB

rgb(188, 191, 191)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.3%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(77.11, -1.04, -0.36)

LCH

lch(77.11, 1.1, 199.09)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0034, 197.35)

HWB

hwb(180, 73.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbcbc

Analogous

#bcbfbd

#bcbfbf

#bcbdbf

Triadic

#bcbfbf

#bfbcbf

#bfbfbc

Split-complementary

#bcbfbf

#bfbcbd

#bfbdbc

Tetradic

#bcbfbf

#bcbcbf

#bfbcbc

#bfbfbc

Square

#bcbfbf

#bdbcbf

#bfbcbc

#bdbfbc

Shades

Color #bcbfbf mixed toward black.

#9ca0a0

#7b8181

#5d6161

#3e4141

#1f2020

Tints

Color #bcbfbf mixed toward white.

#c7caca

#d2d4d4

#dddfdf

#e9eaea

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bcbfbf mixed toward gray.

#bcbfbf

#bcbebe

#bdbebe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdbf · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbdbf · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#bcbfbf · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 1.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbfbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbfbf]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#bcbfbf (#bcbfbf) is rgb(188, 191, 191) in RGB.

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

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