#bbc2b6 Color Information

#bbc2b6 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bbc2b6. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 76.1% Green, and 71.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 3.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 6.2% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 95.0°, with saturation of 9% and lightness of 73.7%. The decimal value for #bbc2b6 is 12305078, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbc2b6 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bbc2b6 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 194, 182 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 76.1%, 71.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.239, 0.286 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.036, 0, 0.062, 0.239 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color95.0°, 9.0%, 73.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color95.0°, 6.2%, 76.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.229, 52.526, 51.852 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color182, 194, 189 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12305078 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.594, -4.619, 5.186 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.594, 6.945, 131.690 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.594, -3.334, 8.438 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.475, -8.047, 8.313 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.316, 0.344, 52.526 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290495158 / 0xffbbc2b6 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #bbc2b6

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbc2b6, its pure hue is 95.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.0%, and its lightness is 73.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bbc2b6, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171817 to #a4aa9f.

Tints of #bbc2b6

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbc2b6, its pure hue is 95.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.0%, and its lightness is 73.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bbc2b6, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4cabf to #f7f7f6.

Tones of #bbc2b6

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbc2b6, its pure hue is 95.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bbc2b6, which range from #bcbcbc (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b1ff79 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbc2b6

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbc2b6! For #bbc2b6, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bbc2b6. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbc2b6

This color, #bbc2b6, consists of 73.3% Red, 76.1% Green, and 71.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 194, Blue = 182. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbc2b6 is 3.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 6.2% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C3.6%
G76.1%
M0.0%
B71.4%
Y6.2%
K23.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 194 182
Octal 273 302 266
Hexa #bb #c2 #b6
Binary 10111011 11000010 10110110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 3 0 6 23
Octal 3 0 6 27
Hexa #03 #00 #06 #17
Binary 00000011 00000000 00000110 00010111

Analogous Colors of #bbc2b6

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbc2b6 — which has hue 95.0° — its analogous colors are located at 65.0° and 125.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbc2b6.

Triadic Colors of #bbc2b6

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bbc2b6 — which has hue 95.0° — its triadic colors are located at 95.0° and 335.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbc2b6.

Complementary Color of #bbc2b6

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbc2b6 — which has hue 95.0° — its complementary color is located at 275.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbc2b6.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbc2b6

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bbc2b6 — which has hue 95.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 95.0° and 305.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbc2b6.

Tetradic Colors of #bbc2b6

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bbc2b6 — which has hue 95.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 5.0°, 95.0°, 185.0°, and 275.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbc2b6.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbc2b6

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbc2b6, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9a9f96 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dde2d9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbc2b6

We want to make getting started with #bbc2b6 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbc2b6 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbc2b6 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bbc2b6 with other HTML elements.

#bbc2b6 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbc2b6.
<span style="color: #bbc2b6;">The color of this text is #bbc2b6.</span>

#bbc2b6 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbc2b6.
<div style="background-color: #bbc2b6; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbc2b6.</div>

#bbc2b6 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbc2b6.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbc2b6;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbc2b6.</span>

#bbc2b6 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbc2b6.
<div style="border: #bbc2b6 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbc2b6.</div>

#bbc2b6 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbc2b6 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbc2b6; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbc2b6 on a white background.</div></div>

#bbc2b6 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbc2b6 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbc2b6; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbc2b6 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbc2b6 to White

This is a gradient from #bbc2b6 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbc2b6,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbc2b6,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbc2b6,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbc2b6,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbc2b6 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbc2b6 to Black

This is a gradient from #bbc2b6 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbc2b6,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbc2b6,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbc2b6,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbc2b6,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbc2b6 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbc2b6

In addition to using #bbc2b6 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bbc2b6 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbc2b6, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 194, Blue = 182). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbc2b6 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bbc2b6
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 194, 182)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbc2b6; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbc2b6; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbc2b6; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 194, 182);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbc2b6")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:194, blue:182, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:194 blue:182 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 194f, 182f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 194, 182);
 

#bbc2b6 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbc2b6 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbc2b6 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbc2b6 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbc2b6 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bbc2b6 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bbc2b6 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bbc2b6 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text