What color is #BBCABF?

#BBCABF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCABF?

The RGB value is 187, 202, 191: 187 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCABF?

The complementary color is #CABBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCABF color

#BBCABF rgb(187, 202, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green and 74.9% blue (187, 202, 191).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#BBCABF color codes

HEX	`#BBCABF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 202, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.94, -7.17, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.94, 8.09, 152.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.016, 56.567, 57.511)`
Decimal	`12307135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCABF, 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 #BBCABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #BBCABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcabf; }
.text { color: #bbcabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 202 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcabf, #bbcac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBCABF?: #BBCABF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCABF?: The RGB value is 187, 202, 191: 187 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCABF?: The complementary color is #CABBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.