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#BBCBCA closest to Trade Winds

#BBCBCA is a light gray; the closest named color is Trade Winds. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(187, 203, 202)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 13% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BBCBCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.51:1.

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Variations of #BBCBCA

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

How #BBCBCA 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 #C6C7CA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9C9CA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5C9CA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6C7CA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3C8CA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7CCCB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9CBCA
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C9C8

#BBCBCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#BBCBCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.51:1 Super#BBCBCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCBCA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 203 202);
color: hsl(176 13% 76%);
color: oklch(0.830 0.017 192.3);

#BBCBCA FAQ

What color is #BBCBCA?

#BBCBCA 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 #BBCBCA?

#BBCBCA is rgb(187, 203, 202) in RGB, hsl(176, 13%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBCA?

The complementary color of #BBCBCA is #CBBBBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCBCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCBCA: 12.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCBCA a warm or cool color?

#BBCBCA is a neutral color.