What color is #BBCBD6?

#BBCBD6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCBD6?

The RGB value is 187, 203, 214: 187 red, 203 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBD6?

The complementary color is #D6C6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCBD6 color

#BBCBD6 rgb(187, 203, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCBD6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 83.9% blue (187, 203, 214).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Winter Scene (#BECEDB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#BBCBD6 color codes

HEX	`#BBCBD6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 203, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.6%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.81, -3.22, -7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.81, 7.99, 246.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.984, 58.131, 71.981)`
Decimal	`12307414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCBD6, 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 #BBCBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #BBCBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcbd6; }
.text { color: #bbcbd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcbd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 203 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcbd6, #bbbdd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBCBD6?: #BBCBD6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCBD6?: The RGB value is 187, 203, 214: 187 red, 203 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCBD6?: The complementary color is #D6C6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.