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#BBB5CD closest to Cosmic

#BBB5CD is a light gray; the closest named color is Cosmic. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(187, 181, 205)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 19% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BBB5CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.60:1.

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#BBB5CD color conversion

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Variations of #BBB5CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBB5CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBB5CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB5CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1B8CC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B8CE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B7CE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1B8CC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4B7CD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8B8BD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAB6C6
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9B7BE

#BBB5CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#BBB5CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.60:1 Very good#BBB5CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB5CD in CSS

/* Cosmic */
.color { color: #BBB5CD; }
.background { background-color: #BBB5CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB5CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 181 205);
color: hsl(255 19% 76%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.034 297.0);

#BBB5CD FAQ

What color is #BBB5CD?

#BBB5CD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Cosmic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBB5CD?

#BBB5CD is rgb(187, 181, 205) in RGB, hsl(255, 19%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB5CD?

The complementary color of #BBB5CD is #C7CDB5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB5CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB5CD: 10.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB5CD a warm or cool color?

#BBB5CD is a neutral color.