What color is #BBC3CF?

#BBC3CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC3CF?

The RGB value is 187, 195, 207: 187 red, 195 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC3CF?

The complementary color is #CFC7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC3CF color

#BBC3CF rgb(187, 195, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC3CF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.5% green and 81.2% blue (187, 195, 207).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#BBC3CF color codes

HEX	`#BBC3CF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 195, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 76.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.52, -0.4, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.52, 6.96, 266.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.269, 54.099, 66.761)`
Decimal	`12305359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC3CF, 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 #BBC3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #BBC3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc3cf; }
.text { color: #bbc3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 195 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc3cf, #bdbbcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBC3CF?: #BBC3CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC3CF?: The RGB value is 187, 195, 207: 187 red, 195 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC3CF?: The complementary color is #CFC7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.