What color is #BBB5BC?

#BBB5BC 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 #BBB5BC?

The RGB value is 187, 181, 188: 187 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB5BC?

The complementary color is #B6BCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB5BC color

#BBB5BC rgb(187, 181, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB5BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71% green and 73.7% blue (187, 181, 188).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 5% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#BBB5BC color codes

HEX	`#BBB5BC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 181, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 5%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 4%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.35, 3.41, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.35, 4.41, 320.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.093, 47.244, 54.258)`
Decimal	`12301756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB5BC, 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 #BBB5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #BBB5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb5bc; }
.text { color: #bbb5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 181 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb5bc, #bcb5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBB5BC?: #BBB5BC 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 #BBB5BC?: The RGB value is 187, 181, 188: 187 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB5BC?: The complementary color is #B6BCB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.