What color is #BBC6C6?

#BBC6C6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC6C6?

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

What is the complementary color of #BBC6C6?

The complementary color is #C6BBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC6C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC6C6 color

#BBC6C6 rgb(187, 198, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC6C6 is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#BBC6C6 color codes

HEX	`#BBC6C6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 198, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.06, -3.76, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.06, 3.98, 199.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.879, 55.03, 61.356)`
Decimal	`12306118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC6C6, 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 #BBC6C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC6C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #BBC6C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc6c6; }
.text { color: #bbc6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc6c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 198 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc6c6, #bbc1c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBC6C6?: #BBC6C6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC6C6?: The RGB value is 187, 198, 198: 187 red, 198 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC6C6?: The complementary color is #C6BBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC6C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.