What color is #BBB3BD?

#BBB3BD 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 #BBB3BD?

The RGB value is 187, 179, 189: 187 red, 179 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB3BD?

The complementary color is #B5BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB3BD color

#BBB3BD rgb(187, 179, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB3BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.2% green and 74.1% blue (187, 179, 189).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 7% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#BBB3BD color codes

HEX	`#BBB3BD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 179, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 7%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.86, 4.68, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.86, 6.19, 319.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.797, 46.479, 54.693)`
Decimal	`12301245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB3BD, 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 #BBB3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #BBB3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb3bd; }
.text { color: #bbb3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 179 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb3bd, #bdb3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBB3BD?: #BBB3BD 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 #BBB3BD?: The RGB value is 187, 179, 189: 187 red, 179 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB3BD?: The complementary color is #B5BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.