What color is #BBB2BF?

#BBB2BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB2BF?

The RGB value is 187, 178, 191: 187 red, 178 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB2BF?

The complementary color is #B6BFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB2BF color

#BBB2BF rgb(187, 178, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB2BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69.8% green and 74.9% blue (187, 178, 191).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% 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 10.23:1).

#BBB2BF color codes

HEX	`#BBB2BF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 178, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.65, 5.6, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.65, 7.82, 315.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.816, 46.167, 55.778)`
Decimal	`12300991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB2BF, 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 #BBB2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #BBB2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb2bf; }
.text { color: #bbb2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 178 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb2bf, #bfb2bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBB2BF?: #BBB2BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB2BF?: The RGB value is 187, 178, 191: 187 red, 178 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB2BF?: The complementary color is #B6BFB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.