What color is #BBC4C7?

#BBC4C7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC4C7?

The RGB value is 187, 196, 199: 187 red, 196 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC4C7?

The complementary color is #C7BEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC4C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC4C7 color

#BBC4C7 rgb(187, 196, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC4C7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.9% green and 78% blue (187, 196, 199).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 10% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Metallic (#BCC3C7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#BBC4C7 color codes

HEX	`#BBC4C7`
RGB	`rgb(187, 196, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 76.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 10%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.56, -2.51, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.56, 3.59, 225.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.54, 54.168, 61.815)`
Decimal	`12305607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC4C7, 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 #BBC4C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC4C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #BBC4C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc4c7; }
.text { color: #bbc4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc4c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 196 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc4c7, #bbbec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBC4C7?: #BBC4C7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Metallic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC4C7?: The RGB value is 187, 196, 199: 187 red, 196 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC4C7?: The complementary color is #C7BEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC4C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.