What color is #BBCFCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBCFCA?

The RGB value is 187, 207, 202: 187 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCFCA?

The complementary color is #CFBBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCFCA color

#BBCFCA rgb(187, 207, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 81.2% green and 79.2% blue (187, 207, 202).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#BBCFCA color codes

HEX	`#BBCFCA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 207, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 81.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.54, -7.69, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.54, 7.69, 178.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.465, 59.454, 64.525)`
Decimal	`12308426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCFCA, 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 #BBCFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #BBCFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcfca; }
.text { color: #bbcfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 207 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcfca, #bbcacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCFCA?: #BBCFCA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCFCA?: The RGB value is 187, 207, 202: 187 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCFCA?: The complementary color is #CFBBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.