What color is #BBBCB5?

#BBBCB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBCB5?

The RGB value is 187, 188, 181: 187 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBCB5?

The complementary color is #B6B5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBCB5 color

#BBBCB5 rgb(187, 188, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBCB5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (187, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 5% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% 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 10.97:1).

#BBBCB5 color codes

HEX	`#BBBCB5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 5%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 4%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.99, -1.63, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.99, 3.78, 115.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.816, 49.867, 50.866)`
Decimal	`12303541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBCB5, 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 #BBBCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #BBBCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbcb5; }
.text { color: #bbbcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbcb5, #b8bcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBBCB5?: #BBBCB5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Greystone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBCB5?: The RGB value is 187, 188, 181: 187 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBCB5?: The complementary color is #B6B5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.