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#BBC2BB Silky Green

#BBC2BB is a light gray named Silky Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.1% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 194, 187)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 5% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. #BBC2BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.55:1.

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Variations of #BBC2BB

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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#BBC2BB 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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#BBC2BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC2BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C1C0BB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C1BB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C1BB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1C0BB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFC1BB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAC2C0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC2BD
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFC1BF

#BBC2BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#BBC2BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.55:1 Very good#BBC2BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC2BB in CSS

/* Silky Green */
.color { color: #BBC2BB; }
.background { background-color: #BBC2BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC2BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 194 187);
color: hsl(120 5% 75%);
color: oklch(0.807 0.012 145.5);

#BBC2BB FAQ

What color is #BBC2BB?

#BBC2BB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silky Green. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC2BB?

#BBC2BB is rgb(187, 194, 187) in RGB, hsl(120, 5%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC2BB?

The complementary color of #BBC2BB is #C2BBC2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC2BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC2BB: 11.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC2BB a warm or cool color?

#BBC2BB is a neutral color.