Information about #BBC0C0 color

#BBC0C0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBC0C0 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 192, 192) — 73.3% red, 75.3% green, 75.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #BBC0C0 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this 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 Tiara (#B9C3BE) and Soft Gray (#BBBDBD).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 192, 192) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #BBC0C0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BBC0C0 color variations

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

#BBC0C0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C7CCCC

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#D5D8D8

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#E3E5E5

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#F1F2F2

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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC0C0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#929B9B

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#6C7575

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#484E4E

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#242727

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Black

#000000

#BBC0C0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BBC0C0

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#ADB2B2

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#A2A6A6

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#969999

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#8A8C8C

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Grey

#808080

#BBC0C0 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BBBABF

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#BABBBF

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#BABDBF

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#BBC0C0

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#BABFBD

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#BABFBB

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#BBBFBA

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#BBC0C0 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
#BBC0C0
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#BFBABA
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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
#BBC0C0
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#BFBDBA
#BFBDBA

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#BFBABD
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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
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#BBC0C0
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#BABFBD
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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
#BBC0C0
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#BFBABF
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#BFBFBA
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#BBC0C0
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#BABABF
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#BFBABA
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#BFBFBA
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Square

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

Square color scheme
#BBC0C0
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#BDBABF
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#BFBABA
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#BDBFBA
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Nearest named colors to #BBC0C0

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

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

#BBC0C0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC0C0
  • RGB187, 192, 192
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(187, 192, 192)
  • HSL180°, 4%, 74%
  • HSL Precise180°, 3.817%, 74.314%
  • HSV180°, 3%, 75%
  • HSB180°, 3%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.753, 0.753)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.753, 0.753, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.753, 0.753)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC0C0
  • DECIMAL ID12304576
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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