What color is #BBC5BA?

#BBC5BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC5BA?

The RGB value is 187, 197, 186: 187 red, 197 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC5BA?

The complementary color is #C4BAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC5BA color

#BBC5BA rgb(187, 197, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC5BA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.3% green and 72.9% blue (187, 197, 186).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#BBC5BA color codes

HEX	`#BBC5BA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 197, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.49, -5.48, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.49, 6.98, 141.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.321, 54.042, 54.278)`
Decimal	`12305850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC5BA, 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 #BBC5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #BBC5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc5ba; }
.text { color: #bbc5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 197 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc5ba, #bac5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC5BA?: #BBC5BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC5BA?: The RGB value is 187, 197, 186: 187 red, 197 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC5BA?: The complementary color is #C4BAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.