What color is #BBB9CE?

#BBB9CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB9CE?

The RGB value is 187, 185, 206: 187 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB9CE?

The complementary color is #CCCEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB9CE color

#BBB9CE rgb(187, 185, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB9CE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.5% green and 80.8% blue (187, 185, 206).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#BBB9CE color codes

HEX	`#BBB9CE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 185, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.9, 4.76, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.9, 11.35, 294.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.981, 49.719, 65.397)`
Decimal	`12302798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB9CE, 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 #BBB9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #BBB9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb9ce; }
.text { color: #bbb9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 185 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb9ce, #c5b9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBB9CE?: #BBB9CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB9CE?: The RGB value is 187, 185, 206: 187 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB9CE?: The complementary color is #CCCEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.