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#BBCBB5 Bok Choy

#BBCBB5 is a light gray named Bok Choy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 71.0% blue (rgb(187, 203, 181)). Its HSL value is 104° hue, 17% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. #BBCBB5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.32:1.

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Variations of #BBCBB5

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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#BBCBB5 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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#BBCBB5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBCBB5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CAC6B6
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDC7B4
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C8B4
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CAC6B6
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6C7B6
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBC9C5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBCABC
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C7C2

#BBCBB5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#BBCBB5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.32:1 Super#BBCBB5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCBB5 in CSS

/* Bok Choy */
.color { color: #BBCBB5; }
.background { background-color: #BBCBB5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBCBB5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 203 181);
color: hsl(104 17% 75%);
color: oklch(0.824 0.035 137.1);

#BBCBB5 FAQ

What color is #BBCBB5?

#BBCBB5 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 #BBCBB5?

#BBCBB5 is rgb(187, 203, 181) in RGB, hsl(104, 17%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBB5?

The complementary color of #BBCBB5 is #C5B5CB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCBB5?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCBB5: 12.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCBB5 a warm or cool color?

#BBCBB5 is a neutral color.