What color is #BBCECF?

#BBCECF 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 #BBCECF?

The RGB value is 187, 206, 207: 187 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCECF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCECF color

#BBCECF rgb(187, 206, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.8% green and 81.2% blue (187, 206, 207).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#BBCECF color codes

HEX	`#BBCECF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 206, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.41, -6.19, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.41, 6.75, 203.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.825, 59.212, 67.613)`
Decimal	`12308175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCECF, 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 #BBCECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #BBCECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcecf; }
.text { color: #bbcecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 206 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcecf, #bbc4cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCECF?: #BBCECF 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 #BBCECF?: The RGB value is 187, 206, 207: 187 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCECF?: The complementary color is #CFBCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.