#bdc3c3

Color #bdc3c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc3c3

RGB

rgb(189, 195, 195)

HSL

hsl(180, 4.8%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(78.34, -2.06, -0.72)

LCH

lch(78.34, 2.18, 199.27)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0067, 196.53)

HWB

hwb(180, 74.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3bdbd

Analogous

#bdc3c0

#bdc3c3

#bdc0c3

Triadic

#bdc3c3

#c3bdc3

#c3c3bd

Split-complementary

#bdc3c3

#c3bdc0

#c3c0bd

Tetradic

#bdc3c3

#bdbdc3

#c3bdbd

#c3c3bd

Square

#bdc3c3

#c0bdc3

#c3bdbd

#c0c3bd

Shades

Color #bdc3c3 mixed toward black.

#9ba5a5

#7a8686

#5b6565

#3d4343

#1e2222

Tints

Color #bdc3c3 mixed toward white.

#c8cdcd

#d3d7d7

#dee1e1

#e9ebeb

#f4f5f5

Tones

Color #bdc3c3 mixed toward gray.

#bdc3c3

#bec2c2

#bfc2c2

#bfc1c1

#c0c1c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c3 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#bfbfc3 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#bdc3c3 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc3c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc3c3]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#bdc3c3 (#bdc3c3) is rgb(189, 195, 195) in RGB.

No, #bdc3c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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