What color is #BBBBB8?

#BBBBB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBBB8?

The RGB value is 187, 187, 184: 187 red, 187 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBB8?

The complementary color is #B8B8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBBB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBBB8 color

#BBBBB8 rgb(187, 187, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBBB8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 72.2% blue (187, 187, 184).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Greystone (#B7B9B5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#BBBBB8 color codes

HEX	`#BBBBB8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 187, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.8, -0.55, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.8, 1.61, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.914, 49.566, 52.434)`
Decimal	`12303288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBBB8, 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 #BBBBB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBBB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #BBBBB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbbb8; }
.text { color: #bbbbb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbbb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 187 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbbb8, #b9bbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBBB8?: #BBBBB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBBB8?: The RGB value is 187, 187, 184: 187 red, 187 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBBB8?: The complementary color is #B8B8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBBB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.