#BBCDCA

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#bbcdca is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(187, 205, 202), HSL(170°, 15%, 77%), CMYK(9%, 0%, 1%, 20%). Closest named color: silver. Contrast is 1.65:1 on white and 12.7:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bbcdca
RGBrgb(187 205 202)
RGB (legacy)rgb(187, 205, 202)
RGB %rgb(73% 80% 79%)
HSLhsl(170 15% 77%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 9%, 80%)
HWBhwb(170 73% 20%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 20%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(80.96 -6.75 -0.7)
LCHlch(80.96 6.78 185.91)
OKLaboklab(0.8338 -0.0199 -0.0017)
OKLCHoklch(0.8338 0.02 184.82)
Decimal12307914

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorsilver ΔE 3.3
Closest web-safe color#cccccc
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)15% / 9%
Lightness (HSL)77%
Brightness or Value (HSV)80%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)78% / 79%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5849
Red / Green / Blue187 / 205 / 202

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.65:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
12.70:1
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 28.9 / -74 · As background with white / black text: Lc -32.6 / 74.9

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).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bbcdca;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(83.38% 0.02 184.82);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(187 205 202 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bbcdca] text-[#bbcdca] border-[#bbcdca]">