What color is #BBCDCD?

#BBCDCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCDCD?

The RGB value is 187, 205, 205: 187 red, 205 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCDCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCDCD color

#BBCDCD rgb(187, 205, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCDCD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.4% green and 80.4% blue (187, 205, 205).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#BBCDCD color codes

HEX	`#BBCDCD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 205, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, -6.07, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 6.41, 198.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.342, 58.634, 66.253)`
Decimal	`12307917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCDCD, 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 #BBCDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #BBCDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcdcd; }
.text { color: #bbcdcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcdcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 205 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcdcd, #bbc4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCDCD?: #BBCDCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCDCD?: The RGB value is 187, 205, 205: 187 red, 205 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCDCD?: The complementary color is #CDBBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.