What color is #BBC6D9?

#BBC6D9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC6D9?

The RGB value is 187, 198, 217: 187 red, 198 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC6D9?

The complementary color is #D9CEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC6D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC6D9 color

#BBC6D9 rgb(187, 198, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC6D9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.6% green and 85.1% blue (187, 198, 217).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#BBC6D9 color codes

HEX	`#BBC6D9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 198, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.59, 0.05, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.59, 10.73, 270.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.209, 55.962, 73.631)`
Decimal	`12306137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC6D9, 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 #BBC6D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC6D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #BBC6D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc6d9; }
.text { color: #bbc6d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc6d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 198 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc6d9, #bfbbd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC6D9?: #BBC6D9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC6D9?: The RGB value is 187, 198, 217: 187 red, 198 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC6D9?: The complementary color is #D9CEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC6D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.