Colour
#BBC6CA
- #BBC6CA
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBC6CA is a cyan with RGB values 187, 198, 202 and HSL 196°, 12%, 76%. 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
#BBC6CA#BBC6CA
HEX#BBC6CA
RGBrgb(187, 198, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7765, 0.7922
RGB percentages73.3%, 77.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(196, 12.4%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 7.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK7.4%, 2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,122
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC6CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#443935
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CABFBB
Analogous#BBCAC6, #BBBFCA
Triadic#CABBC6, #C6CABB
Split complementary#CABBBF, #CAC6BB
Tetradic#C6BBCA, #CABFBB, #BFCABB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G198
B202
Red187 (73.3%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue196°
Saturation (HSL)12.4%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C6 · B CA
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