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BBC8B2

#BBC8B2 Bok Choy

#BBC8B2 is a light gray named Bok Choy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(187, 200, 178)). Its HSL value is 95° hue, 17% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black. #BBC8B2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.02:1.

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Variations of #BBC8B2

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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#BBC8B2 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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#BBC8B2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8B2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C8C3B3
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAC5B1
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C5B1
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C8C3B3
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4C5B3
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCC6C2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC7B9
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2C5C0

#BBC8B2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#BBC8B2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.02:1 Super#BBC8B2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8B2 in CSS

/* Bok Choy */
.color { color: #BBC8B2; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8B2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8B2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 178);
color: hsl(95 17% 74%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.033 132.3);

#BBC8B2 FAQ

What color is #BBC8B2?

#BBC8B2 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8B2?

#BBC8B2 is rgb(187, 200, 178) in RGB, hsl(95, 17%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8B2?

The complementary color of #BBC8B2 is #BFB2C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8B2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8B2: 12.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8B2 a warm or cool color?

#BBC8B2 is a neutral color.