What color is #BBBDCB?

#BBBDCB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBDCB?

The RGB value is 187, 189, 203: 187 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBDCB?

The complementary color is #CBC9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBDCB color

#BBBDCB rgb(187, 189, 203)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 79.6% blue (187, 189, 203).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#BBBDCB color codes

HEX	`#BBBDCB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 189, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.84, 2.01, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.84, 7.54, 285.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.468, 51.271, 63.779)`
Decimal	`12303819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBDCB, 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 #BBBDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #BBBDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbdcb; }
.text { color: #bbbdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 189 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbdcb, #c1bbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBBDCB?: #BBBDCB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBDCB?: The RGB value is 187, 189, 203: 187 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBDCB?: The complementary color is #CBC9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.