What color is #BBC9CF?

#BBC9CF 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 #BBC9CF?

The RGB value is 187, 201, 207: 187 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC9CF?

The complementary color is #CFC1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC9CF color

#BBC9CF rgb(187, 201, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC9CF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.8% green and 81.2% blue (187, 201, 207).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 12.37:1).

#BBC9CF color codes

HEX	`#BBC9CF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 201, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.09, -3.57, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.09, 5.84, 232.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.64, 56.842, 67.218)`
Decimal	`12306895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC9CF, 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 #BBC9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #BBC9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc9cf; }
.text { color: #bbc9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 201 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc9cf, #bbbfcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBC9CF?: #BBC9CF 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 #BBC9CF?: The RGB value is 187, 201, 207: 187 red, 201 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC9CF?: The complementary color is #CFC1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.