#BBC5CE#BBC5CE
#BBC5CE is a light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.017 H 245.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 197, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 16%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 9%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.01, -1.66, -5.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.01, 5.91, 253.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.84% -0.0071 -0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.84% 0.017 245.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5980, 54.9529, 66.2691) |
| Luminance | 0.5495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 4.66
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 5.52
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 5.67
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 5.85
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.22
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC5CE #CEC4BB
analogous
#BBCECE #BBC5CE #BBBCCE
triadic
#BBC5CE #CEBBC5 #C5CEBB
tetradic
#BBC5CE #CEBBCE #CEC4BB #BCCEBB
square
#BBC5CE #CEBBCE #CEC4BB #BCCEBB
split-complementary
#BBC5CE #CEBBBC #CECEBB
monochromatic
#74889B #97A7B4 #BBC5CE #DFE3E8 #EDF0F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#BBC5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#BBC5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC5CE
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC5CE | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C5CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC3CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7C7C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 197, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.017 245.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd6dd',
500: '#bbc5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc5ce; $custom-light: #cfd6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 197,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.421,
"s": 16.239,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81842,
"c": 0.01679,
"h": 245.1
},
"luminance": 0.54954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC5CE
secondary
#A2968B
accent
#714B9A
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#838384