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#BBC3BB Silky Green

#BBC3BB is a light gray named Silky Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.5% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 195, 187)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 6% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. #BBC3BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.64:1.

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Variations of #BBC3BB

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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#BBC3BB 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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#BBC3BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC3BB 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 #C2C0BB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C1BB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C2BB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2C0BB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0C1BB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAC2C1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC3BE
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFC1BF

#BBC3BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#BBC3BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.64:1 Very good#BBC3BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC3BB in CSS

/* Silky Green */
.color { color: #BBC3BB; }
.background { background-color: #BBC3BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC3BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 195 187);
color: hsl(120 6% 75%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.014 145.4);

#BBC3BB FAQ

What color is #BBC3BB?

#BBC3BB 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 #BBC3BB?

#BBC3BB is rgb(187, 195, 187) in RGB, hsl(120, 6%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC3BB?

The complementary color of #BBC3BB is #C3BBC3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC3BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC3BB: 11.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC3BB a warm or cool color?

#BBC3BB is a neutral color.