What color is #BBBEB1?

#BBBEB1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBEB1?

The RGB value is 187, 190, 177: 187 red, 190 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEB1?

The complementary color is #B4B1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBEB1 color

#BBBEB1 rgb(187, 190, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBEB1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 69.4% blue (187, 190, 177).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#BBBEB1 color codes

HEX	`#BBBEB1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 190, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.42, -3.4, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.42, 7.07, 118.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.842, 50.566, 48.879)`
Decimal	`12304049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBEB1, 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 #BBBEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #BBBEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbeb1; }
.text { color: #bbbeb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbeb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 190 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbeb1, #b4beb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBEB1?: #BBBEB1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBEB1?: The RGB value is 187, 190, 177: 187 red, 190 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBEB1?: The complementary color is #B4B1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.