What color is #BBC7BC?

#BBC7BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC7BC?

The RGB value is 187, 199, 188: 187 red, 199 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC7BC?

The complementary color is #C7BBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC7BC?

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.

#BBC7BC color

#BBC7BC rgb(187, 199, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC7BC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78% green and 73.7% blue (187, 199, 188).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 10% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BBC7BC color codes

HEX	`#BBC7BC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 199, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 10%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.07, -6.16, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.07, 7.39, 146.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.992, 55.042, 55.558)`
Decimal	`12306364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC7BC, 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 #BBC7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC7BC 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 #BBC7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc7bc; }
.text { color: #bbc7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 199 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc7bc, #bbc7c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC7BC?: #BBC7BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC7BC?: The RGB value is 187, 199, 188: 187 red, 199 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC7BC?: The complementary color is #C7BBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC7BC?: 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.