What color is #BBBBB4?

#BBBBB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBBB4?

The RGB value is 187, 187, 180: 187 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBB4?

The complementary color is #B4B4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBBB4 color

#BBBBB4 rgb(187, 187, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBBB4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 70.6% blue (187, 187, 180).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Greystone (#B7B9B5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#BBBBB4 color codes

HEX	`#BBBBB4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 187, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, -1.28, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 3.76, 109.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.501, 49.401, 50.257)`
Decimal	`12303284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBBB4, 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 #BBBBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #BBBBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbbb4; }
.text { color: #bbbbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 187 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbbb4, #b7bbb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBBBB4?: #BBBBB4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBBB4?: The RGB value is 187, 187, 180: 187 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBBB4?: The complementary color is #B4B4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.