What color is #BBBAC0?

#BBBAC0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBAC0?

The RGB value is 187, 186, 192: 187 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBAC0?

The complementary color is #BFC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBAC0 color

#BBBAC0 rgb(187, 186, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBAC0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 75.3% blue (187, 186, 192).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#BBBAC0 color codes

HEX	`#BBBAC0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 186, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.75, 1.47, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.75, 3.26, 296.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.565, 49.488, 56.905)`
Decimal	`12303040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBAC0, 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 #BBBAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #BBBAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbac0; }
.text { color: #bbbac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 186 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbac0, #bebac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBBAC0?: #BBBAC0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBAC0?: The RGB value is 187, 186, 192: 187 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBAC0?: The complementary color is #BFC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.