What color is #BBB6BF?

#BBB6BF 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 #BBB6BF?

The RGB value is 187, 182, 191: 187 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB6BF?

The complementary color is #BABFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB6BF color

#BBB6BF rgb(187, 182, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB6BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.4% green and 74.9% blue (187, 182, 191).

Its hue angle is 273°, 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 Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#BBB6BF color codes

HEX	`#BBB6BF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 182, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 7%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 5%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, 3.44, -3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 5.22, 311.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.624, 47.782, 56.047)`
Decimal	`12302015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB6BF, 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 #BBB6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #BBB6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb6bf; }
.text { color: #bbb6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 182 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb6bf, #bfb6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBB6BF?: #BBB6BF 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 #BBB6BF?: The RGB value is 187, 182, 191: 187 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB6BF?: The complementary color is #BABFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.