What color is #BBB8B1?

#BBB8B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB8B1?

The RGB value is 187, 184, 177: 187 red, 184 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB8B1?

The complementary color is #B1B4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB8B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB8B1 color

#BBB8B1 rgb(187, 184, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB8B1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.2% green and 69.4% blue (187, 184, 177).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 7% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Letters (#B8B5AD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#BBB8B1 color codes

HEX	`#BBB8B1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 184, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 7%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 5%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.84, -0.21, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.84, 3.93, 93.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.569, 48.02, 48.455)`
Decimal	`12302513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB8B1, 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 #BBB8B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB8B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #BBB8B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb8b1; }
.text { color: #bbb8b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb8b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 184 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb8b1, #b9bbb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB8B1?: #BBB8B1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB8B1?: The RGB value is 187, 184, 177: 187 red, 184 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB8B1?: The complementary color is #B1B4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB8B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.