#bdc3c4

Color #bdc3c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.34 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc3c4

RGB

rgb(189, 195, 196)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 5.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 3.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(78.36, -1.88, -1.22)

LCH

lch(78.36, 2.24, 212.98)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0068, 208.81)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 74.1%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4bebd

Analogous

#bdc4c2

#bdc3c4

#bdc0c4

Triadic

#bdc3c4

#c4bdc3

#c3c4bd

Split-complementary

#bdc3c4

#c4bdc0

#c4c2bd

Tetradic

#bdc3c4

#bebdc4

#c4bebd

#c3c4bd

Square

#bdc3c4

#c2bdc4

#c4bebd

#c0c4bd

Shades

Color #bdc3c4 mixed toward black.

#9ba4a6

#798587

#5b6466

#3d4344

#1e2122

Tints

Color #bdc3c4 mixed toward white.

#c8cdce

#d3d7d8

#dee1e2

#e9ebeb

#f4f5f5

Tones

Color #bdc3c4 mixed toward gray.

#bec3c3

#bec2c3

#bfc2c2

#bfc1c2

#c0c1c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c4 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#bfbfc4 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#bdc4c4 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 2.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc3c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc3c4]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#bdc3c4 (#bdc3c4) is rgb(189, 195, 196) in RGB.

No, #bdc3c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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