Colour
#BBC6C4
- #BBC6C4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBC6C4 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 198, 196 and HSL 169°, 9%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBC6C4#BBC6C4
HEX#BBC6C4
RGBrgb(187, 198, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7765, 0.7686
RGB percentages73.3%, 77.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(169.1, 8.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 5.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK5.6%, 0%, 1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,116
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC6C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#44393B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6BBBD
Analogous#BBC6BF, #BBC3C6
Triadic#C4BBC6, #C6C4BB
Split complementary#C6BBC3, #C6BFBB
Tetradic#BFBBC6, #C6BBBD, #C3C6BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G198
B196
Red187 (73.3%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue169.09°
Saturation (HSL)8.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C6 · B C4
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