What color is #BBD1DD?

#BBD1DD 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 #BBD1DD?

The RGB value is 187, 209, 221: 187 red, 209 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD1DD?

The complementary color is #DDC7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD1DD color

#BBD1DD rgb(187, 209, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBD1DD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82% green and 86.7% blue (187, 209, 221).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Dippin’ (#C3D7E0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#BBD1DD color codes

HEX	`#BBD1DD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 209, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.59, -4.92, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.59, 9.75, 239.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.342, 61.385, 77.273)`
Decimal	`12308957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD1DD, 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 #BBD1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #BBD1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd1dd; }
.text { color: #bbd1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 209 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd1dd, #bbc0dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBD1DD?: #BBD1DD 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 #BBD1DD?: The RGB value is 187, 209, 221: 187 red, 209 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD1DD?: The complementary color is #DDC7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.