What color is #BBC9CC?

#BBC9CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC9CC?

The RGB value is 187, 201, 204: 187 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC9CC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBC9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC9CC color

#BBC9CC rgb(187, 201, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC9CC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.8% green and 80% blue (187, 201, 204).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#BBC9CC color codes

HEX	`#BBC9CC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 201, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.01, -4.17, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.01, 5.21, 216.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.277, 56.697, 65.304)`
Decimal	`12306892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC9CC, 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 #BBC9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #BBC9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc9cc; }
.text { color: #bbc9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 201 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc9cc, #bbc0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBC9CC?: #BBC9CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC9CC?: The RGB value is 187, 201, 204: 187 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC9CC?: The complementary color is #CCBEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.