What color is #BBB2BD?

#BBB2BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB2BD?

The RGB value is 187, 178, 189: 187 red, 178 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB2BD?

The complementary color is #B4BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB2BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB2BD color

#BBB2BD rgb(187, 178, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB2BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69.8% green and 74.1% blue (187, 178, 189).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#BBB2BD color codes

HEX	`#BBB2BD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 178, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.6, 5.22, -4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.6, 6.85, 319.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.598, 46.08, 54.626)`
Decimal	`12300989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB2BD, 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 #BBB2BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB2BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #BBB2BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb2bd; }
.text { color: #bbb2bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb2bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 178 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb2bd, #bdb2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBB2BD?: #BBB2BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB2BD?: The RGB value is 187, 178, 189: 187 red, 178 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB2BD?: The complementary color is #B4BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB2BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.