#bdc3c6

Color #bdc3c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.77 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc3c6

RGB

rgb(189, 195, 198)

HSL

hsl(200, 7.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 4.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 1.5%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(78.42, -1.49, -2.22)

LCH

lch(78.42, 2.67, 236.13)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0079, 228.61)

HWB

hwb(200, 74.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c0bd

Analogous

#bdc6c5

#bdc3c6

#bdbfc6

Triadic

#bdc3c6

#c6bdc3

#c3c6bd

Split-complementary

#bdc3c6

#c6bdbf

#c6c5bd

Tetradic

#bdc3c6

#c0bdc6

#c6c0bd

#c3c6bd

Square

#bdc3c6

#c5bdc6

#c6c0bd

#bfc6bd

Shades

Color #bdc3c6 mixed toward black.

#9aa4a8

#78848a

#5a6368

#3c4245

#1e2123

Tints

Color #bdc3c6 mixed toward white.

#c8cdd0

#d3d7d9

#dee1e3

#e9ebec

#f4f5f6

Tones

Color #bdc3c6 mixed toward gray.

#bec3c5

#bfc3c5

#bfc2c4

#c0c2c3

#c1c2c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c5 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#bfbfc5 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#bdc5c5 · ΔE 2.1

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: #bdc3c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc3c6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bdc3c6 (#bdc3c6) is rgb(189, 195, 198) in RGB.

No, #bdc3c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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