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#BBC8DC closest to Life at Sea

#BBC8DC is a light gray; the closest named color is Life at Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(187, 200, 220)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 32% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BBC8DC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.41:1.

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Variations of #BBC8DC

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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#BBC8DC 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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#BBC8DC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8DC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BEC6DC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C9DD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C8DD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEC6DC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEC7DC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3CCCE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8CAD6
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C7CC

#BBC8DC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#BBC8DC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.41:1 Super#BBC8DC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8DC in CSS

/* Life at Sea */
.color { color: #BBC8DC; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8DC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8DC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 220);
color: hsl(216 32% 80%);
color: oklch(0.829 0.031 258.9);

#BBC8DC FAQ

What color is #BBC8DC?

#BBC8DC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Life at Sea. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8DC?

#BBC8DC is rgb(187, 200, 220) in RGB, hsl(216, 32%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8DC?

The complementary color of #BBC8DC is #DCCFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8DC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8DC: 12.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8DC a warm or cool color?

#BBC8DC is a neutral color.