#bdc6cd

Color #bdc6cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.16 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc6cd

RGB

rgb(189, 198, 205)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 13.8%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 7.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 3.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.39, -1.72, -4.56)

LCH

lch(79.39, 4.87, 249.33)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.014, 240.87)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 74.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc4bd

Analogous

#bdcdcc

#bdc6cd

#bdbecd

Triadic

#bdc6cd

#cdbdc6

#c6cdbd

Split-complementary

#bdc6cd

#cdbdbe

#cdccbd

Tetradic

#bdc6cd

#c4bdcd

#cdc4bd

#c6cdbd

Square

#bdc6cd

#ccbdcd

#cdc4bd

#becdbd

Shades

Color #bdc6cd mixed toward black.

#98a6b1

#728694

#556470

#39434b

#1c2125

Tints

Color #bdc6cd mixed toward white.

#c8d0d5

#d3d9de

#dee3e6

#e9ecee

#f4f6f7

Tones

Color #bdc6cd mixed toward gray.

#bec6cc

#c0c6ca

#c1c6c9

#c2c5c8

#c4c5c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1cb · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#c0c0cb · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#bdcaca · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc6cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc6cd]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#bdc6cd (#bdc6cd) is rgb(189, 198, 205) in RGB.

No, #bdc6cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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