What color is #BBC5BF?

#BBC5BF 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 #BBC5BF?

The RGB value is 187, 197, 191: 187 red, 197 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC5BF?

The complementary color is #C5BBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC5BF color

#BBC5BF rgb(187, 197, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC5BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.3% green and 74.9% blue (187, 197, 191).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#BBC5BF color codes

HEX	`#BBC5BF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 197, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.61, -4.56, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.61, 4.9, 158.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.862, 54.259, 57.126)`
Decimal	`12305855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC5BF, 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 #BBC5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #BBC5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc5bf; }
.text { color: #bbc5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 197 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc5bf, #bbc5c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC5BF?: #BBC5BF 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 #BBC5BF?: The RGB value is 187, 197, 191: 187 red, 197 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC5BF?: The complementary color is #C5BBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.