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#BBCBAF Color

#BBCBAF is rgb(187, 203, 175) in RGB, hsl(94, 21%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBCBAF
HEX#BBCBAF
RGBrgb(187, 203, 175)
HSLhsl(94, 21%, 74%)
HSVhsv(94, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.042 131.7)
LABlab(79.88% -9.44 12.08)
LCHlch(79.88% 15.34 128.00)

What #BBCBAF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BBCBAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BBCBAF Channel Values

How #BBCBAF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 203 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 21% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBCBAF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBCBAF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBCBAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBCBAF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BBCBAF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBCBAF.

How #BBCBAF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BBCBAF
Protanopia#C8C8AF
Protanomaly#C3C9AF
Deuteranopia#C6C6B0
Deuteranomaly#C2C8AF
Tritanopia#BFC8C8
Tritanomaly#BDC9BE
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBCBAF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bbcbaf: #BBCBAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBCBAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbcbaf': '#BBCBAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.796, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_bbcbaf">#BBCBAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBCBAF"

More Green Colors

#BBCBAF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBCBAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBCBAF?

#BBCBAF is a light green — rgb(187, 203, 175) in RGB and hsl(94, 21%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #BBCBAF?

#BBCBAF is rgb(187, 203, 175) — red 187, green 203, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBCBAF?

#BBCBAF converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBCBAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBCBAF scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBCBAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBCBAF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 15.49, which is visibly different.

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