#bdbec5

Color #bdbec5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.82 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbec5

RGB

rgb(189, 190, 197)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 6.5%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 4.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(77.09, 0.97, -3.64)

LCH

lch(77.09, 3.77, 284.92)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0098, 279.37)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 74.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c4bd

Analogous

#bdc2c5

#bdbec5

#c0bdc5

Triadic

#bdbec5

#c5bdbe

#bec5bd

Split-complementary

#bdbec5

#c5c0bd

#c2c5bd

Tetradic

#bdbec5

#c4bdc5

#c5c4bd

#bec5bd

Square

#bdbec5

#c5bdc2

#c5c4bd

#bdc5c0

Shades

Color #bdbec5 mixed toward black.

#9b9ca7

#787b89

#5a5c67

#3c3d45

#1e1f22

Tints

Color #bdbec5 mixed toward white.

#c8c9cf

#d3d4d8

#dedfe2

#e9e9ec

#f4f4f5

Tones

Color #bdbec5 mixed toward gray.

#bebfc4

#bfc0c3

#c0c0c2

#c0c1c2

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

#bdbdc3 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#bdbdc3 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#bdc2c2 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbec5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdbec5 (#bdbec5) is rgb(189, 190, 197) in RGB.

No, #bdbec5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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