What color is #BBC6CB?

#BBC6CB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC6CB?

The RGB value is 187, 198, 203: 187 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC6CB?

The complementary color is #CBC0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC6CB color

#BBC6CB rgb(187, 198, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC6CB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.6% green and 79.6% blue (187, 198, 203).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#BBC6CB color codes

HEX	`#BBC6CB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 198, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.19, -2.78, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.19, 4.71, 233.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.465, 55.264, 64.444)`
Decimal	`12306123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC6CB, 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 #BBC6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #BBC6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc6cb; }
.text { color: #bbc6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 198 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc6cb, #bbbecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBC6CB?: #BBC6CB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC6CB?: The RGB value is 187, 198, 203: 187 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC6CB?: The complementary color is #CBC0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.