What color is #BBC3BE?

#BBC3BE 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 #BBC3BE?

The RGB value is 187, 195, 190: 187 red, 195 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC3BE?

The complementary color is #C3BBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC3BE color

#BBC3BE rgb(187, 195, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC3BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.5% green and 74.5% blue (187, 195, 190).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#BBC3BE color codes

HEX	`#BBC3BE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 195, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 76.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.06, -3.69, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.06, 4, 157.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.301, 53.312, 56.398)`
Decimal	`12305342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC3BE, 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 #BBC3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #BBC3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc3be; }
.text { color: #bbc3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 195 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc3be, #bbc3c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC3BE?: #BBC3BE 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 #BBC3BE?: The RGB value is 187, 195, 190: 187 red, 195 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC3BE?: The complementary color is #C3BBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.