Information about #BBC3BC color

#BBC3BC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBC3BC is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 195, 188) — 73.3% red, 76.5% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 3 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #BBC3BC floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tiara (#B9C3BE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nebula (#B8C6BE) and Quarter Delta (#BFC0BB).

The recipe behind #BBC3BC is rgb(187, 195, 188), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBC3BC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBC3BC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBC3BC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BBC3BC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BBC3BC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

#BBC3BC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC3BC
  • RGB187, 195, 188
  • CMYK3, 0, 3, 24
  • CSSrgb(187, 195, 188)
  • HSL128°, 6%, 75%
  • HSL Precise127.5°, 6.25%, 74.902%
  • HSV128°, 4%, 76%
  • HSB128°, 4%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.765, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.765, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.765, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC3BC
  • DECIMAL ID12305340
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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