What color is #BBD8E0?

#BBD8E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD8E0?

The RGB value is 187, 216, 224: 187 red, 216 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD8E0?

The complementary color is #E0C3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD8E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD8E0 color

#BBD8E0 rgb(187, 216, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBD8E0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 84.7% green and 87.8% blue (187, 216, 224).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Quick-Freeze (#BDDBE1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#BBD8E0 color codes

HEX	`#BBD8E0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 216, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 84.7%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.51, -7.93, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.51, 10.68, 222.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.5, 65.057, 79.982)`
Decimal	`12310752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD8E0, 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 #BBD8E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD8E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #BBD8E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd8e0; }
.text { color: #bbd8e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd8e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 216 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd8e0, #bbc6e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBD8E0?: #BBD8E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD8E0?: The RGB value is 187, 216, 224: 187 red, 216 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD8E0?: The complementary color is #E0C3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD8E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.