What color is #BBC5DA?

#BBC5DA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC5DA?

The RGB value is 187, 197, 218: 187 red, 197 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC5DA?

The complementary color is #DAD0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC5DA color

#BBC5DA rgb(187, 197, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC5DA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.3% green and 85.5% blue (187, 197, 218).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#BBC5DA color codes

HEX	`#BBC5DA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 197, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.36, 0.79, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.36, 11.64, 273.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.112, 55.558, 74.242)`
Decimal	`12305882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC5DA, 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 #BBC5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #BBC5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc5da; }
.text { color: #bbc5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 197 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc5da, #c0bbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC5DA?: #BBC5DA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC5DA?: The RGB value is 187, 197, 218: 187 red, 197 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC5DA?: The complementary color is #DAD0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.