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#BBC2BF Silky Green

#BBC2BF is a light gray named Silky Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.1% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(187, 194, 191)). Its HSL value is 154° hue, 5% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. #BBC2BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.58:1.

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Variations of #BBC2BF

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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#BBC2BF 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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#BBC2BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC2BF 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 #C0C0BF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C1BF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C1BF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0C0BF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFC1BF
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAC2C1
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAC2C0
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFC1C0

#BBC2BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#BBC2BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.58:1 Very good#BBC2BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC2BF in CSS

/* Silky Green */
.color { color: #BBC2BF; }
.background { background-color: #BBC2BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC2BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 194 191);
color: hsl(154 5% 75%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.009 168.7);

#BBC2BF FAQ

What color is #BBC2BF?

#BBC2BF 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 #BBC2BF?

#BBC2BF is rgb(187, 194, 191) in RGB, hsl(154, 5%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC2BF?

The complementary color of #BBC2BF is #C2BBBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC2BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC2BF: 11.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC2BF a warm or cool color?

#BBC2BF is a neutral color.