#bdc7cb

Color #bdc7cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc7cb

RGB

rgb(189, 199, 203)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 11.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 6.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(79.6, -2.64, -3.18)

LCH

lch(79.6, 4.13, 230.3)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0124, 223.36)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 74.1%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc1bd

Analogous

#bdcbc8

#bdc7cb

#bdc0cb

Triadic

#bdc7cb

#cbbdc7

#c7cbbd

Split-complementary

#bdc7cb

#cbbdc0

#cbc8bd

Tetradic

#bdc7cb

#c1bdcb

#cbc1bd

#c7cbbd

Square

#bdc7cb

#c8bdcb

#cbc1bd

#c0cbbd

Shades

Color #bdc7cb mixed toward black.

#99a8ae

#748992

#56676e

#3a4549

#1d2225

Tints

Color #bdc7cb mixed toward white.

#c8d0d4

#d3dadc

#dee3e5

#e9ecee

#f4f6f6

Tones

Color #bdc7cb mixed toward gray.

#bec7ca

#bfc6c9

#c1c6c8

#c2c5c6

#c3c5c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c2ca · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#c1c0ca · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#bec9c9 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc7cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc7cb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bdc7cb (#bdc7cb) is rgb(189, 199, 203) in RGB.

No, #bdc7cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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