What color is #BBC9B9?

#BBC9B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC9B9?

The RGB value is 187, 201, 185: 187 red, 201 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC9B9?

The complementary color is #C7B9C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC9B9?

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.

#BBC9B9 color

#BBC9B9 rgb(187, 201, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC9B9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.8% green and 72.5% blue (187, 201, 185).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BBC9B9 color codes

HEX	`#BBC9B9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 201, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.52, -7.75, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.52, 10.02, 140.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.135, 55.84, 54.027)`
Decimal	`12306873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC9B9, 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 #BBC9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC9B9 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 #BBC9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc9b9; }
.text { color: #bbc9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 201 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc9b9, #b9c9bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC9B9?: #BBC9B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC9B9?: The RGB value is 187, 201, 185: 187 red, 201 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC9B9?: The complementary color is #C7B9C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC9B9?: 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.