What color is #BBB9B7?

#BBB9B7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB9B7?

The RGB value is 187, 185, 183: 187 red, 185 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB9B7?

The complementary color is #B7B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB9B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB9B7 color

#BBB9B7 rgb(187, 185, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB9B7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.5% green and 71.8% blue (187, 185, 183).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 3% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dust to Dust (#BBBCBC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#BBB9B7 color codes

HEX	`#BBB9B7`
RGB	`rgb(187, 185, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 3%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 2%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.25, 0.33, 1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.25, 1.3, 75.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.388, 48.682, 51.743)`
Decimal	`12302775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB9B7, 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 #BBB9B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB9B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #BBB9B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb9b7; }
.text { color: #bbb9b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb9b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 185 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb9b7, #bbbbb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB9B7?: #BBB9B7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB9B7?: The RGB value is 187, 185, 183: 187 red, 185 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB9B7?: The complementary color is #B7B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB9B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.