What color is #BBB8B3?

#BBB8B3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB8B3?

The RGB value is 187, 184, 179: 187 red, 184 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB8B3?

The complementary color is #B3B6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB8B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB8B3 color

#BBB8B3 rgb(187, 184, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB8B3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.2% green and 70.2% blue (187, 184, 179).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rampart (#BCB7B1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#BBB8B3 color codes

HEX	`#BBB8B3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 184, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 4%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.89, 0.15, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.89, 2.91, 87.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.77, 48.101, 49.512)`
Decimal	`12302515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB8B3, 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 #BBB8B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB8B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #BBB8B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb8b3; }
.text { color: #bbb8b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb8b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 184 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb8b3, #babbb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBB8B3?: #BBB8B3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB8B3?: The RGB value is 187, 184, 179: 187 red, 184 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB8B3?: The complementary color is #B3B6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB8B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.