What color is #BBC2B1?

#BBC2B1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC2B1?

The RGB value is 187, 194, 177: 187 red, 194 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC2B1?

The complementary color is #B8B1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC2B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC2B1 color

#BBC2B1 rgb(187, 194, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC2B1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.1% green and 69.4% blue (187, 194, 177).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 12% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#BBC2B1 color codes

HEX	`#BBC2B1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 194, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 76.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 12%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, -5.51, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 9.48, 125.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.72, 52.323, 49.172)`
Decimal	`12305073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC2B1, 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 #BBC2B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC2B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #BBC2B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc2b1; }
.text { color: #bbc2b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc2b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 194 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc2b1, #b2c2b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC2B1?: #BBC2B1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC2B1?: The RGB value is 187, 194, 177: 187 red, 194 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC2B1?: The complementary color is #B8B1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC2B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.