What color is #BBB3C6?

#BBB3C6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB3C6?

The RGB value is 187, 179, 198: 187 red, 179 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB3C6?

The complementary color is #BEC6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB3C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB3C6 color

#BBB3C6 rgb(187, 179, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB3C6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.2% green and 77.6% blue (187, 179, 198).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 14% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#BBB3C6 color codes

HEX	`#BBB3C6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 179, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 14%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.11, 6.42, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.11, 10.73, 306.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.805, 46.882, 59.999)`
Decimal	`12301254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB3C6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBB3C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB3C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBB3C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb3c6; }
.text { color: #bbb3c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb3c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 179 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb3c6, #c5b3c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBB3C6?: #BBB3C6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB3C6?: The RGB value is 187, 179, 198: 187 red, 179 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB3C6?: The complementary color is #BEC6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB3C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.