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#BBBCB0 closest to Pelican

#BBBCB0 is a light gray; the closest named color is Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 69.0% blue (rgb(187, 188, 176)). Its HSL value is 65° hue, 8% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. #BBBCB0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.93:1.

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#BBBCB0 color conversion

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Variations of #BBBCB0

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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#BBBCB0 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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#BBBCB0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBCB0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BEBBB0
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBBAF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBBB0
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEBBB0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBBB0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDBAB8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBBB4
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBB8

#BBBCB0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BBBCB0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.93:1 Very good#BBBCB0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBCB0 in CSS

/* Pelican */
.color { color: #BBBCB0; }
.background { background-color: #BBBCB0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBCB0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 188 176);
color: hsl(65 8% 71%);
color: oklch(0.791 0.017 110.6);

#BBBCB0 FAQ

What color is #BBBCB0?

#BBBCB0 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pelican. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBCB0?

#BBBCB0 is rgb(187, 188, 176) in RGB, hsl(65, 8%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBCB0?

The complementary color of #BBBCB0 is #B1B0BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBCB0?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBCB0: 10.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBCB0 a warm or cool color?

#BBBCB0 is a neutral color.