What color is #BBCBBA?

#BBCBBA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCBBA?

The RGB value is 187, 203, 186: 187 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCBBA color

#BBCBBA rgb(187, 203, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 72.9% blue (187, 203, 186).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 14% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#BBCBBA color codes

HEX	`#BBCBBA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 203, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 14%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.08, -8.6, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.08, 10.86, 142.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.711, 56.821, 54.741)`
Decimal	`12307386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCBBA, 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 #BBCBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #BBCBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcbba; }
.text { color: #bbcbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 203 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcbba, #bacbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCBBA?: #BBCBBA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCBBA?: The RGB value is 187, 203, 186: 187 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCBBA?: The complementary color is #CABACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.