What color is #BBCECD?

#BBCECD 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 #BBCECD?

The RGB value is 187, 206, 205: 187 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCECD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCECD color

#BBCECD rgb(187, 206, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.8% green and 80.4% blue (187, 206, 205).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 12.82:1).

#BBCECD color codes

HEX	`#BBCECD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 206, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.35, -6.59, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.35, 6.8, 194.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.582, 59.114, 66.333)`
Decimal	`12308173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCECD, 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 #BBCECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #BBCECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcecd; }
.text { color: #bbcecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 206 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcecd, #bbc5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCECD?: #BBCECD 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 #BBCECD?: The RGB value is 187, 206, 205: 187 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCECD?: The complementary color is #CEBBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.