What color is #BBCCC4?

#BBCCC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCCC4?

The RGB value is 187, 204, 196: 187 red, 204 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCCC4?

The complementary color is #CCBBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCCC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCCC4 color

#BBCCC4 rgb(187, 204, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCCC4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80% green and 76.9% blue (187, 204, 196).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#BBCCC4 color codes

HEX	`#BBCCC4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 204, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.59, -7.28, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.59, 7.55, 164.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.048, 57.735, 60.616)`
Decimal	`12307652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCCC4, 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 #BBCCC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCCC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	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 #BBCCC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbccc4; }
.text { color: #bbccc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbccc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 204 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbccc4, #bbcbcc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBCCC4?: #BBCCC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCCC4?: The RGB value is 187, 204, 196: 187 red, 204 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCCC4?: The complementary color is #CCBBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCCC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.