#bfc5c9

Color #bfc5c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bfc5c9

RGB

rgb(191, 197, 201)

HSL

hsl(204, 8.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.17, -1.3, -2.72)

LCH

lch(79.17, 3.01, 244.45)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0087, 236.67)

HWB

hwb(204, 74.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c3bf

Analogous

#bfc9c8

#bfc5c9

#bfc0c9

Triadic

#bfc5c9

#c9bfc5

#c5c9bf

Split-complementary

#bfc5c9

#c9bfc0

#c9c8bf

Tetradic

#bfc5c9

#c3bfc9

#c9c3bf

#c5c9bf

Square

#bfc5c9

#c8bfc9

#c9c3bf

#c0c9bf

Shades

Color #bfc5c9 mixed toward black.

#9ca5ab

#78858d

#5a646a

#3c4247

#1e2123

Tints

Color #bfc5c9 mixed toward white.

#cacfd2

#d4d8db

#dfe2e4

#eaeced

#f4f5f6

Tones

Color #bfc5c9 mixed toward gray.

#c0c5c8

#c1c5c7

#c2c5c7

#c2c4c6

#c3c4c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2c8 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#c1c1c8 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#bfc7c7 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfc5c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfc5c9]

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Frequently asked questions

#bfc5c9 (#bfc5c9) is rgb(191, 197, 201) in RGB.

No, #bfc5c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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