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#BBBECC closest to Arctic Ice

#BBBECC is a light gray; the closest named color is Arctic Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(187, 190, 204)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 14% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BBBECC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.35:1.

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Variations of #BBBECC

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

How #BBBECC 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 #B9BECC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABFCD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBBFCC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9BECC
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BABECC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8C0C2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABFC8
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBEC2

#BBBECC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#BBBECC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.35:1 Very good#BBBECC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBECC in CSS

/* Arctic Ice */
.color { color: #BBBECC; }
.background { background-color: #BBBECC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBECC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 190 204);
color: hsl(229 14% 77%);
color: oklch(0.803 0.020 276.3);

#BBBECC FAQ

What color is #BBBECC?

#BBBECC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBECC?

#BBBECC is rgb(187, 190, 204) in RGB, hsl(229, 14%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBECC?

The complementary color of #BBBECC is #CCC9BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBECC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBECC: 11.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBECC a warm or cool color?

#BBBECC is a neutral color.