What color is #BBC6B3?

#BBC6B3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC6B3?

The RGB value is 187, 198, 179: 187 red, 198 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC6B3?

The complementary color is #BEB3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC6B3 color

#BBC6B3 rgb(187, 198, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC6B3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.6% green and 70.2% blue (187, 198, 179).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 14% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#BBC6B3 color codes

HEX	`#BBC6B3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 198, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 14%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.58, -7.25, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.58, 10.97, 131.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.823, 54.207, 50.53)`
Decimal	`12306099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC6B3, 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 #BBC6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #BBC6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc6b3; }
.text { color: #bbc6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 198 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc6b3, #b3c6b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC6B3?: #BBC6B3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC6B3?: The RGB value is 187, 198, 179: 187 red, 198 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC6B3?: The complementary color is #BEB3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.