What color is #BBD1DA?

#BBD1DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD1DA?

The RGB value is 187, 209, 218: 187 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD1DA?

The complementary color is #DAC4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD1DA color

#BBD1DA rgb(187, 209, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBD1DA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82% green and 85.5% blue (187, 209, 218).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Dippin’ (#C3D7E0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#BBD1DA color codes

HEX	`#BBD1DA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 209, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.5, -5.54, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.5, 8.89, 231.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.946, 61.227, 75.186)`
Decimal	`12308954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD1DA, 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 #BBD1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #BBD1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd1da; }
.text { color: #bbd1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 209 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd1da, #bbc2da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBD1DA?: #BBD1DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD1DA?: The RGB value is 187, 209, 218: 187 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD1DA?: The complementary color is #DAC4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.