What color is #BBD3D5?

#BBD3D5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD3D5?

The RGB value is 187, 211, 213: 187 red, 211 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD3D5?

The complementary color is #D5BDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD3D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD3D5 color

#BBD3D5 rgb(187, 211, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBD3D5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.7% green and 83.5% blue (187, 211, 213).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#BBD3D5 color codes

HEX	`#BBD3D5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 211, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.89, -7.6, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.89, 8.45, 206.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.795, 61.956, 71.957)`
Decimal	`12309461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD3D5, 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 #BBD3D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD3D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #BBD3D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd3d5; }
.text { color: #bbd3d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd3d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 211 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd3d5, #bbc6d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBD3D5?: #BBD3D5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD3D5?: The RGB value is 187, 211, 213: 187 red, 211 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD3D5?: The complementary color is #D5BDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD3D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.