What color is #BBCBDE?

#BBCBDE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCBDE?

The RGB value is 187, 203, 222: 187 red, 203 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCBDE color

#BBCBDE rgb(187, 203, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCBDE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 87.1% blue (187, 203, 222).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#BBCBDE color codes

HEX	`#BBCBDE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 203, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.04, -1.56, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.04, 11.36, 262.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.031, 58.55, 77.495)`
Decimal	`12307422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCBDE, 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 #BBCBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #BBCBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcbde; }
.text { color: #bbcbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcbde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 203 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcbde, #bdbbde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BBCBDE?: #BBCBDE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCBDE?: The RGB value is 187, 203, 222: 187 red, 203 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCBDE?: The complementary color is #DECEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.