What color is #BBCCC6?

#BBCCC6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCCC6?

The RGB value is 187, 204, 198: 187 red, 204 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCCC6?

The complementary color is #CCBBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCCC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCCC6 color

#BBCCC6 rgb(187, 204, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCCC6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80% green and 77.6% blue (187, 204, 198).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#BBCCC6 color codes

HEX	`#BBCCC6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 204, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.64, -6.9, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.64, 6.97, 171.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.277, 57.827, 61.823)`
Decimal	`12307654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCCC6, 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 #BBCCC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCCC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #BBCCC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbccc6; }
.text { color: #bbccc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbccc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 204 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbccc6, #bbc9cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBCCC6?: #BBCCC6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCCC6?: The RGB value is 187, 204, 198: 187 red, 204 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCCC6?: The complementary color is #CCBBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCCC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.