What color is #BBC6C3?

#BBC6C3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC6C3?

The RGB value is 187, 198, 195: 187 red, 198 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC6C3?

The complementary color is #C6BBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC6C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC6C3 color

#BBC6C3 rgb(187, 198, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC6C3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.6% green and 76.5% blue (187, 198, 195).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#BBC6C3 color codes

HEX	`#BBC6C3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 198, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -4.33, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 4.33, 177.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.536, 54.893, 59.552)`
Decimal	`12306115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC6C3, 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 #BBC6C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC6C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #BBC6C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc6c3; }
.text { color: #bbc6c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc6c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 198 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc6c3, #bbc4c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC6C3?: #BBC6C3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC6C3?: The RGB value is 187, 198, 195: 187 red, 198 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC6C3?: The complementary color is #C6BBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC6C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.