What color is #BBC6BF?

#BBC6BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC6BF?

The RGB value is 187, 198, 191: 187 red, 198 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC6BF?

The complementary color is #C6BBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC6BF color

#BBC6BF rgb(187, 198, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC6BF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.6% green and 74.9% blue (187, 198, 191).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#BBC6BF color codes

HEX	`#BBC6BF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 198, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.88, -5.08, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.88, 5.54, 156.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.09, 54.714, 57.202)`
Decimal	`12306111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC6BF, 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 #BBC6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #BBC6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc6bf; }
.text { color: #bbc6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 198 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc6bf, #bbc6c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC6BF?: #BBC6BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC6BF?: The RGB value is 187, 198, 191: 187 red, 198 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC6BF?: The complementary color is #C6BBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.