What color is #BBC5C1?

#BBC5C1 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 #BBC5C1?

The RGB value is 187, 197, 193: 187 red, 197 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC5C1?

The complementary color is #C5BBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC5C1 color

#BBC5C1 rgb(187, 197, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC5C1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.3% green and 75.7% blue (187, 197, 193).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#BBC5C1 color codes

HEX	`#BBC5C1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 197, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.66, -4.18, 0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.66, 4.26, 168.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.084, 54.347, 58.293)`
Decimal	`12305857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC5C1, 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 #BBC5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #BBC5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc5c1; }
.text { color: #bbc5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 197 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc5c1, #bbc4c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC5C1?: #BBC5C1 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 #BBC5C1?: The RGB value is 187, 197, 193: 187 red, 197 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC5C1?: The complementary color is #C5BBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.