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#bbc9c6

a light, muted cyan · cool · closest name: silver

RGB
187, 201, 198
HSL
167°, 12%, 76%
CMYK
7, 0, 2, 21
Luminance
0.5642

Every format

HEX#bbc9c6
RGBrgb(187, 201, 198)
HSLhsl(167, 12%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 21%)
LABlab(79.8 -5.3 -0.1)
LCHlch(79.8 5.3 181.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.824 0.016 181.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbc9c6;
background-color: #bbc9c6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbc9c6] bg-[#bbc9c6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbc9c6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.788, blue: 0.776)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbc9c6")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbc9c6 on white: 1.71:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbc9c6 on black: 12.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green78.8%
Blue77.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow1.5%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#bbc9c6 text on a black background

contrast 12.28:1

Card sample

#bbc9c6 text on a white background

contrast 1.71:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbc9c6;
Background color
Panel with #bbc9c6 background
background-color: #bbc9c6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbc9c6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 201, 198, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 201, 198, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbc9c6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc9c6, #BBC3C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbc9c6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbc9c6 in the Color Lab