#BBC9CE#BBC9CE
#BBC9CE is a very light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.017 H 221.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBC9CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 201, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 16%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 9%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.06, -3.77, -4.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.06, 5.59, 227.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.67% -0.0127 -0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.67% 0.017 221.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5183, 56.7936, 66.5759) |
| Luminance | 0.5679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 4.83
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 6.27
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 6.55
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.55
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.77
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBC9CE #CEC0BB
analogous
#BBCECA #BBC9CE #BBC0CE
triadic
#BBC9CE #CEBBC9 #C9CEBB
tetradic
#BBC9CE #CABBCE #CEC0BB #C0CEBB
square
#BBC9CE #CABBCE #CEC0BB #C0CEBB
split-complementary
#BBC9CE #CEBBC0 #CECABB
monochromatic
#74919B #97ADB4 #BBC9CE #DFE5E8 #EDF1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#BBC9CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.36
#BBC9CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBC9CE
12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBC9CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBC9CE | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.36 | 12.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C5CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6CBCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbc9ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 201, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.017 221.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd9dc',
500: '#bbc9ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbc9ce; $custom-light: #cfd9dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbc9ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 201,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.789,
"s": 16.239,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82668,
"c": 0.01687,
"h": 221.1
},
"luminance": 0.56794
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBC9CE
secondary
#A2918B
accent
#604B9A
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#838384