What color is #BBB4BE?

#BBB4BE 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 #BBB4BE?

The RGB value is 187, 180, 190: 187 red, 180 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB4BE?

The complementary color is #B7BEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB4BE color

#BBB4BE rgb(187, 180, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB4BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.6% green and 74.5% blue (187, 180, 190).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 7% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#BBB4BE color codes

HEX	`#BBB4BE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 180, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.14, 4.33, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.14, 6.02, 315.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.108, 46.925, 55.334)`
Decimal	`12301502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB4BE, 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 #BBB4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #BBB4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb4be; }
.text { color: #bbb4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 180 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb4be, #beb4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBB4BE?: #BBB4BE 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 #BBB4BE?: The RGB value is 187, 180, 190: 187 red, 180 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB4BE?: The complementary color is #B7BEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.