What color is #BBCAD2?

#BBCAD2 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 #BBCAD2?

The RGB value is 187, 202, 210: 187 red, 202 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCAD2?

The complementary color is #D2C3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCAD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCAD2 color

#BBCAD2 rgb(187, 202, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCAD2 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green and 82.4% blue (187, 202, 210).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#BBCAD2 color codes

HEX	`#BBCAD2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 202, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.2%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.44, -3.5, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.44, 6.71, 238.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.244, 57.458, 69.246)`
Decimal	`12307154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCAD2, 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 #BBCAD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCAD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #BBCAD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcad2; }
.text { color: #bbcad2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcad2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 202 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcad2, #bbbed2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBCAD2?: #BBCAD2 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 #BBCAD2?: The RGB value is 187, 202, 210: 187 red, 202 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCAD2?: The complementary color is #D2C3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCAD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.