What color is #BBB9BA?

#BBB9BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB9BA?

The RGB value is 187, 185, 186: 187 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB9BA?

The complementary color is #B9BBBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB9BA color

#BBB9BA rgb(187, 185, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB9BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.5% green and 72.9% blue (187, 185, 186).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 1% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wolfram (#B5B6B7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#BBB9BA color codes

HEX	`#BBB9BA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 185, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 1%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 1%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.33, 0.88, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.33, 0.92, 343.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.704, 48.808, 53.405)`
Decimal	`12302778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB9BA, 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 #BBB9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #BBB9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb9ba; }
.text { color: #bbb9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 185 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb9ba, #bbb9b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB9BA?: #BBB9BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Wolfram. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB9BA?: The RGB value is 187, 185, 186: 187 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB9BA?: The complementary color is #B9BBBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.