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#BBDBDA closest to Catch the Wave

#BBDBDA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Catch the Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.9% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(187, 219, 218)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BBDBDA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.26:1.

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#BBDBDA color conversion

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Variations of #BBDBDA

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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#BBDBDA 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.

BBDBDADBBBCCDBCABB
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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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#BBDBDA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0D3DA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D8DA
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0D8DA
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D3DA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAD6DA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2DDDB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7DCDA
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD6D6

#BBDBDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.47:1 Very poor#BBDBDA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.26:1 Super#BBDBDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDBDA in CSS

/* Catch the Wave */
.color { color: #BBDBDA; }
.background { background-color: #BBDBDA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDBDA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 219 218);
color: hsl(178 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.868 0.034 194.2);

#BBDBDA FAQ

What color is #BBDBDA?

#BBDBDA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBDBDA?

#BBDBDA is rgb(187, 219, 218) in RGB, hsl(178, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDBDA?

The complementary color of #BBDBDA is #DBBBBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDBDA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDBDA: 14.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDBDA a warm or cool color?

#BBDBDA is a neutral color.