#bdc1c8

Color #bdc1c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc1c8

RGB

rgb(189, 193, 200)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 9.1%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 5.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 3.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(77.95, -0.05, -3.99)

LCH

lch(77.95, 3.99, 269.28)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0108, 262.02)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 74.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c4bd

Analogous

#bdc7c8

#bdc1c8

#bfbdc8

Triadic

#bdc1c8

#c8bdc1

#c1c8bd

Split-complementary

#bdc1c8

#c8bfbd

#c7c8bd

Tetradic

#bdc1c8

#c4bdc8

#c8c4bd

#c1c8bd

Square

#bdc1c8

#c8bdc7

#c8c4bd

#bdc8bf

Shades

Color #bdc1c8 mixed toward black.

#9aa0ab

#767f8d

#585f6a

#3b3f47

#1d2023

Tints

Color #bdc1c8 mixed toward white.

#c8cbd1

#d3d6da

#dee0e4

#e9eaed

#f4f5f6

Tones

Color #bdc1c8 mixed toward gray.

#bec1c7

#bfc2c6

#c0c2c5

#c1c2c4

#c2c2c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc6 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bfbec6 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#bdc5c5 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc1c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc1c8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdc1c8 (#bdc1c8) is rgb(189, 193, 200) in RGB.

No, #bdc1c8 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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