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#BBCBCF closest to Herring Silver

#BBCBCF is a light gray; the closest named color is Herring Silver. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(187, 203, 207)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 17% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #BBCBCF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.56:1.

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Variations of #BBCBCF

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

How #BBCBCF 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 #C4C7CF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8CACF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4CACF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4C7CF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2C8CF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6CDCC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9CCCE
  • 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 #C5C9CA

#BBCBCF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#BBCBCF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.56:1 Super#BBCBCF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCBCF in CSS

/* Herring Silver */
.color { color: #BBCBCF; }
.background { background-color: #BBCBCF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBCBCF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 203 207);
color: hsl(192 17% 77%);
color: oklch(0.831 0.018 214.4);

#BBCBCF FAQ

What color is #BBCBCF?

#BBCBCF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBCBCF?

#BBCBCF is rgb(187, 203, 207) in RGB, hsl(192, 17%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBCF?

The complementary color of #BBCBCF is #CFBFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCBCF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCBCF: 12.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCBCF a warm or cool color?

#BBCBCF is a neutral color.