What color is #BBCAC5?

#BBCAC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCAC5?

The RGB value is 187, 202, 197: 187 red, 202 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCAC5?

The complementary color is #CABBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCAC5?

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.

#BBCAC5 color

#BBCAC5 rgb(187, 202, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCAC5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green and 77.3% blue (187, 202, 197).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#BBCAC5 color codes

HEX	`#BBCAC5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 202, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.09, -6.05, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.09, 6.09, 173.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.69, 56.836, 61.06)`
Decimal	`12307141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCAC5, 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 #BBCAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCAC5 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 #BBCAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcac5; }
.text { color: #bbcac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 202 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcac5, #bbc8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBCAC5?: #BBCAC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCAC5?: The RGB value is 187, 202, 197: 187 red, 202 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCAC5?: The complementary color is #CABBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCAC5?: 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.