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#BBC8BF closest to Misty Morning

#BBC8BF is a light gray; the closest named color is Misty Morning. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(187, 200, 191)). Its HSL value is 138° hue, 11% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. #BBC8BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.13:1.

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Variations of #BBC8BF

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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#BBC8BF 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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#BBC8BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8BF 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 #C5C4BF
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C6BF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5C6BF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5C4BF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2C5BF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9C8C5
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAC8C2
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2C6C3

#BBC8BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#BBC8BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.13:1 Super#BBC8BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8BF in CSS

/* Misty Morning */
.color { color: #BBC8BF; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 191);
color: hsl(138 11% 76%);
color: oklch(0.820 0.019 155.7);

#BBC8BF FAQ

What color is #BBC8BF?

#BBC8BF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8BF?

#BBC8BF is rgb(187, 200, 191) in RGB, hsl(138, 11%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8BF?

The complementary color of #BBC8BF is #C8BBC4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8BF: 12.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8BF a warm or cool color?

#BBC8BF is a neutral color.