What color is #BBD2DB?

#BBD2DB 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 #BBD2DB?

The RGB value is 187, 210, 219: 187 red, 210 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD2DB?

The complementary color is #DBC4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD2DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD2DB color

#BBD2DB rgb(187, 210, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBD2DB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.4% green and 85.9% blue (187, 210, 219).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% 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 13.35:1).

#BBD2DB color codes

HEX	`#BBD2DB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 210, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.79, -5.85, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.79, 9.16, 230.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.323, 61.771, 75.96)`
Decimal	`12309211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD2DB, 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 #BBD2DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD2DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #BBD2DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd2db; }
.text { color: #bbd2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd2db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 210 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd2db, #bbc2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBD2DB?: #BBD2DB 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 #BBD2DB?: The RGB value is 187, 210, 219: 187 red, 210 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD2DB?: The complementary color is #DBC4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD2DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.