What color is #BBB0B3?

#BBB0B3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB0B3?

The RGB value is 187, 176, 179: 187 red, 176 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB0B3?

The complementary color is #B0BBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB0B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB0B3 color

#BBB0B3 rgb(187, 176, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB0B3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69% green and 70.2% blue (187, 176, 179).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 7% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#BBB0B3 color codes

HEX	`#BBB0B3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 176, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 7%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.81, 4.45, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.81, 4.46, 358.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.154, 44.871, 48.974)`
Decimal	`12300467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB0B3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBB0B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB0B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBB0B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb0b3; }
.text { color: #bbb0b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb0b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 176 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb0b3, #bbb3b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBB0B3?: #BBB0B3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB0B3?: The RGB value is 187, 176, 179: 187 red, 176 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB0B3?: The complementary color is #B0BBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB0B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.