What color is #BBBABF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBBABF?

The RGB value is 187, 186, 191: 187 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBABF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBABF color

#BBBABF rgb(187, 186, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBABF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 74.9% blue (187, 186, 191).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 4% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#BBBABF color codes

HEX	`#BBBABF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 186, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 4%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.73, 1.28, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.73, 2.72, 298.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.455, 49.444, 56.324)`
Decimal	`12303039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBABF, 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 #BBBABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #BBBABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbabf; }
.text { color: #bbbabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 186 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbabf, #bebabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBBABF?: #BBBABF is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBABF?: The RGB value is 187, 186, 191: 187 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBABF?: The complementary color is #BEBFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.