#bec2c5

Color #bec2c5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.21 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bec2c5

RGB

rgb(190, 194, 197)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 5.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 3.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 1.5%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(78.21, -0.81, -1.99)

LCH

lch(78.21, 2.15, 247.85)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0061, 239.68)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 74.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c1be

Analogous

#bec5c5

#bec2c5

#bebfc5

Triadic

#bec2c5

#c5bec2

#c2c5be

Split-complementary

#bec2c5

#c5bebf

#c5c5be

Tetradic

#bec2c5

#c1bec5

#c5c1be

#c2c5be

Square

#bec2c5

#c5bec5

#c5c1be

#bfc5be

Shades

Color #bec2c5 mixed toward black.

#9ca2a7

#7a8288

#5b6266

#3d4144

#1e2122

Tints

Color #bec2c5 mixed toward white.

#c9cccf

#d4d6d8

#dfe1e2

#e9ebec

#f4f5f5

Tones

Color #bec2c5 mixed toward gray.

#bfc2c4

#c0c2c3

#c1c2c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c4 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#c0bfc4 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bec4c4 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bec2c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec2c5]

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Frequently asked questions

#bec2c5 (#bec2c5) is rgb(190, 194, 197) in RGB.

No, #bec2c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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