What color is #BBCFDA?

#BBCFDA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCFDA?

The RGB value is 187, 207, 218: 187 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCFDA?

The complementary color is #DAC6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCFDA color

#BBCFDA rgb(187, 207, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCFDA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 81.2% green and 85.5% blue (187, 207, 218).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 13.05:1).

#BBCFDA color codes

HEX	`#BBCFDA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 207, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 81.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.97, -4.49, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.97, 8.94, 239.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.458, 60.251, 75.024)`
Decimal	`12308442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCFDA, 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 #BBCFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #BBCFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcfda; }
.text { color: #bbcfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 207 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcfda, #bbc0da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBCFDA?: #BBCFDA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCFDA?: The RGB value is 187, 207, 218: 187 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCFDA?: The complementary color is #DAC6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.