Information about #BBBDC3 color

#BBBDC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBBDC3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 189, 195) — 73.3% red, 74.1% green, 76.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 2 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBBDC3 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1). Nearby in the Register you will also find French Grey (#BFBDC1) and Silver Sand (#BFC1C2).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 189, 195) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #BBBDC3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBBDC3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BBBDC3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BBBDC3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBBDC3
  • RGB187, 189, 195
  • CMYK3, 2, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(187, 189, 195)
  • HSL225°, 6%, 75%
  • HSL Precise225°, 6.25%, 74.902%
  • HSV225°, 4%, 76%
  • HSB225°, 4%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.741, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.741, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.741, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBBDC3
  • DECIMAL ID12303811
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01