What color is #BBCCD5?

#BBCCD5 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 #BBCCD5?

The RGB value is 187, 204, 213: 187 red, 204 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCCD5?

The complementary color is #D5C4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCCD5?

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.

#BBCCD5 color

#BBCCD5 rgb(187, 204, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCCD5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80% green and 83.5% blue (187, 204, 213).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Winter Scene (#BECEDB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BBCCD5 color codes

HEX	`#BBCCD5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 204, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.05, -3.94, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.05, 7.54, 238.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.094, 58.554, 71.39)`
Decimal	`12307669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCCD5, 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 #BBCCD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCCD5 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 #BBCCD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbccd5; }
.text { color: #bbccd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbccd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 204 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbccd5, #bbbfd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBCCD5?: #BBCCD5 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 #BBCCD5?: The RGB value is 187, 204, 213: 187 red, 204 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCCD5?: The complementary color is #D5C4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCCD5?: 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.