What color is #BBC1BC?

#BBC1BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC1BC?

The RGB value is 187, 193, 188: 187 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC1BC?

The complementary color is #C1BBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC1BC color

#BBC1BC rgb(187, 193, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC1BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.7% green and 73.7% blue (187, 193, 188).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 5% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#BBC1BC color codes

HEX	`#BBC1BC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 193, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 75.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 5%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.48, -3, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.48, 3.5, 149.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.639, 52.335, 55.106)`
Decimal	`12304828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC1BC, 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 #BBC1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #BBC1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc1bc; }
.text { color: #bbc1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 193 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc1bc, #bbc1bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC1BC?: #BBC1BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC1BC?: The RGB value is 187, 193, 188: 187 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC1BC?: The complementary color is #C1BBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.