What color is #BBC7CE?

#BBC7CE 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 #BBC7CE?

The RGB value is 187, 199, 206: 187 red, 199 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC7CE?

The complementary color is #CEC2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC7CE color

#BBC7CE rgb(187, 199, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC7CE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78% green and 80.8% blue (187, 199, 206).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#BBC7CE color codes

HEX	`#BBC7CE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 199, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.54, -2.72, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.54, 5.6, 240.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.055, 55.867, 66.422)`
Decimal	`12306382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC7CE, 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 #BBC7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #BBC7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc7ce; }
.text { color: #bbc7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 199 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc7ce, #bbbdce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBC7CE?: #BBC7CE 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 #BBC7CE?: The RGB value is 187, 199, 206: 187 red, 199 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC7CE?: The complementary color is #CEC2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.