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#BBC5BB closest to Silky Green

#BBC5BB is a light gray; the closest named color is Silky Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 197, 187)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 8% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black. #BBC5BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.82:1.

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#BBC5BB color conversion

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Variations of #BBC5BB

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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#BBC5BB 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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#BBC5BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC5BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C4C2BB
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C3BB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C3BB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4C2BB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1C3BB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAC4C2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC5BE
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C3C0

#BBC5BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#BBC5BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.82:1 Very good#BBC5BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC5BB in CSS

/* Silky Green */
.color { color: #BBC5BB; }
.background { background-color: #BBC5BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC5BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 197 187);
color: hsl(120 8% 75%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.018 145.4);

#BBC5BB FAQ

What color is #BBC5BB?

#BBC5BB 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 #BBC5BB?

#BBC5BB is rgb(187, 197, 187) in RGB, hsl(120, 8%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC5BB?

The complementary color of #BBC5BB is #C5BBC5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC5BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC5BB: 11.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC5BB a warm or cool color?

#BBC5BB is a neutral color.