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#BBC8CA closest to Trade Winds

#BBC8CA is a light gray; the closest named color is Trade Winds. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(187, 200, 202)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 12% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BBC8CA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.23:1.

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Variations of #BBC8CA

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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#BBC8CA 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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#BBC8CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8CA 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 #C3C5CA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C7CA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C7CA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3C5CA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1C6CA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7C9C9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9C9C9
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C6C7

#BBC8CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#BBC8CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.23:1 Super#BBC8CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8CA in CSS

/* Trade Winds */
.color { color: #BBC8CA; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 202);
color: hsl(188 12% 76%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.015 207.9);

#BBC8CA FAQ

What color is #BBC8CA?

#BBC8CA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8CA?

#BBC8CA is rgb(187, 200, 202) in RGB, hsl(188, 12%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8CA?

The complementary color of #BBC8CA is #CABDBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8CA: 12.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8CA a warm or cool color?

#BBC8CA is a neutral color.