What color is #BBCCC9?

#BBCCC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCCC9?

The RGB value is 187, 204, 201: 187 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCCC9?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCCC9 color

#BBCCC9 rgb(187, 204, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCCC9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80% green and 78.8% blue (187, 204, 201).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#BBCCC9 color codes

HEX	`#BBCCC9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 204, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.72, -6.32, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.72, 6.34, 184.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.627, 57.967, 63.663)`
Decimal	`12307657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCCC9, 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 #BBCCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #BBCCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbccc9; }
.text { color: #bbccc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbccc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 204 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbccc9, #bbc6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCCC9?: #BBCCC9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCCC9?: The RGB value is 187, 204, 201: 187 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCCC9?: The complementary color is #CCBBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.