What color is #BBBBB9?

#BBBBB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBBB9?

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

What is the complementary color of #BBBBB9?

The complementary color is #B9B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBBB9 color

#BBBBB9 rgb(187, 187, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBBB9 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dust to Dust (#BBBCBC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#BBBBB9 color codes

HEX	`#BBBBB9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 187, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.83, -0.37, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.83, 1.08, 110.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.019, 49.608, 52.988)`
Decimal	`12303289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBBB9, 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 #BBBBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #BBBBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbbb9; }
.text { color: #bbbbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 187 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbbb9, #babbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBBB9?: #BBBBB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBBB9?: The RGB value is 187, 187, 185: 187 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBBB9?: The complementary color is #B9B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.