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#BBBDC2 Microchip

#BBBDC2 is a light gray named Microchip. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 76.1% blue (rgb(187, 189, 194)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 5% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. #BBBDC2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.17:1.

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Variations of #BBBDC2

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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#BBBDC2 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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#BBBDC2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBDC2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBBDC2
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBDC2
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBBDC2
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBBDC2
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBBDC2
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BABEBF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABDC0
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBDBE

#BBBDC2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#BBBDC2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.17:1 Very good#BBBDC2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBDC2 in CSS

/* Microchip */
.color { color: #BBBDC2; }
.background { background-color: #BBBDC2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBDC2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 189 194);
color: hsl(223 5% 75%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.007 268.5);

#BBBDC2 FAQ

What color is #BBBDC2?

#BBBDC2 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Microchip. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBDC2?

#BBBDC2 is rgb(187, 189, 194) in RGB, hsl(223, 5%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBDC2?

The complementary color of #BBBDC2 is #C2C0BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBDC2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBDC2: 11.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBDC2 a warm or cool color?

#BBBDC2 is a neutral color.