Close to Ash Gray

#BBC3AB

#BBC3AB is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 76.5% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 80°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.82:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

11.51:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.82:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

11.51:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBC3AB as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BBC3AB
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BBC3AB

What color is #BBC3AB?

#BBC3AB is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 76.5% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 80°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BBC3AB in RGB?

#BBC3AB is rgb(187, 195, 171): 187 red, 195 green, and 171 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BBC3AB in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(4, 0, 12, 24). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BBC3AB?

PANTONE 452 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BBC3AB?

Its complement #C4BCD4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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