#bec9ce

Color #bec9ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#bec9ce

RGB

rgb(190, 201, 206)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 14%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 7.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.28, -2.78, -3.78)

LCH

lch(80.28, 4.69, 233.67)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.014, 226.74)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 74.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec3be

Analogous

#bececb

#bec9ce

#bec1ce

Triadic

#bec9ce

#cebec9

#c9cebe

Split-complementary

#bec9ce

#cebec1

#cecbbe

Tetradic

#bec9ce

#c3bece

#cec3be

#c9cebe

Square

#bec9ce

#cbbece

#cec3be

#c1cebe

Shades

Color #bec9ce mixed toward black.

#98aab2

#738a95

#556871

#39454b

#1c2326

Tints

Color #bec9ce mixed toward white.

#c9d2d6

#d4dbde

#dee4e6

#e9edef

#f4f6f7

Tones

Color #bec9ce mixed toward gray.

#bfc8cd

#c1c8cb

#c2c7ca

#c3c7c9

#c5c6c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3cd · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#c2c1cd · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#bfcccc · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bec9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec9ce]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#bec9ce (#bec9ce) is rgb(190, 201, 206) in RGB.

No, #bec9ce is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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