What color is #BBBDB0?

#BBBDB0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBDB0?

The RGB value is 187, 189, 176: 187 red, 189 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBDB0?

The complementary color is #B2B0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBDB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBDB0 color

#BBBDB0 rgb(187, 189, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBDB0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 69% blue (187, 189, 176).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#BBBDB0 color codes

HEX	`#BBBDB0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 189, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.13, -3.05, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.13, 7.02, 115.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.526, 50.095, 48.284)`
Decimal	`12303792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBDB0, 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 #BBBDB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBDB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #BBBDB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbdb0; }
.text { color: #bbbdb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbdb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 189 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbdb0, #b4bdb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBDB0?: #BBBDB0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBDB0?: The RGB value is 187, 189, 176: 187 red, 189 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBDB0?: The complementary color is #B2B0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBDB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.