What color is #BBB8C8?

#BBB8C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB8C8?

The RGB value is 187, 184, 200: 187 red, 184 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB8C8?

The complementary color is #C5C8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB8C8 color

#BBB8C8 rgb(187, 184, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB8C8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.2% green and 78.4% blue (187, 184, 200).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 13% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#BBB8C8 color codes

HEX	`#BBB8C8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 184, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 13%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.46, 4.1, -7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.46, 8.71, 298.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.057, 49.016, 61.562)`
Decimal	`12302536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB8C8, 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 #BBB8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #BBB8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb8c8; }
.text { color: #bbb8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 184 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb8c8, #c3b8c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBB8C8?: #BBB8C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB8C8?: The RGB value is 187, 184, 200: 187 red, 184 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB8C8?: The complementary color is #C5C8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.