What color is #BBCBCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBCBCA?

The RGB value is 187, 203, 202: 187 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCBCA color

#BBCBCA rgb(187, 203, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCBCA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 79.2% blue (187, 203, 202).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#BBCBCA color codes

HEX	`#BBCBCA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 203, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.48, -5.61, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.48, 5.77, 193.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.508, 57.54, 64.206)`
Decimal	`12307402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCBCA, 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 #BBCBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #BBCBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcbca; }
.text { color: #bbcbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 203 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcbca, #bbc4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCBCA?: #BBCBCA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCBCA?: The RGB value is 187, 203, 202: 187 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCBCA?: The complementary color is #CBBBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.