#BBC5C9

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#bbc5c9 is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(187, 197, 201), HSL(197°, 11%, 76%), CMYK(7%, 2%, 0%, 21%). Closest named color: silver. Contrast is 1.76:1 on white and 11.94:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bbc5c9
RGBrgb(187 197 201)
RGB (legacy)rgb(187, 197, 201)
RGB %rgb(73% 77% 79%)
HSLhsl(197 11% 76%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 7%, 79%)
HWBhwb(197 73% 21%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 21%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(78.82 -2.98 -3.26)
LCHlch(78.82 4.42 227.61)
OKLaboklab(0.8169 -0.009 -0.0085)
OKLCHoklch(0.8169 0.0124 223.56)
Decimal12305865

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorsilver ΔE 1.5
Closest web-safe color#cccccc
Hue197°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)11% / 7%
Lightness (HSL)76%
Brightness or Value (HSV)79%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)76% / 77%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5471
Red / Green / Blue187 / 197 / 201

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.76:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
11.94:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 32.2 / -70.5 · As background with white / black text: Lc -36.1 / 71.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bbc5c9;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(81.69% 0.0124 223.56);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(187 197 201 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bbc5c9] text-[#bbc5c9] border-[#bbc5c9]">