What color is #BBB5BB?

#BBB5BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB5BB?

The RGB value is 187, 181, 187: 187 red, 181 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB5BB?

The complementary color is #B5BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB5BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB5BB color

#BBB5BB rgb(187, 181, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB5BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71% green and 73.3% blue (187, 181, 187).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#BBB5BB color codes

HEX	`#BBB5BB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 181, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.32, 3.22, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.32, 3.95, 324.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.986, 47.201, 53.692)`
Decimal	`12301755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB5BB, 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 #BBB5BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB5BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #BBB5BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb5bb; }
.text { color: #bbb5bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb5bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 181 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb5bb, #bbb5b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBB5BB?: #BBB5BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB5BB?: The RGB value is 187, 181, 187: 187 red, 181 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB5BB?: The complementary color is #B5BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB5BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.