What color is #BBBEBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBBEBC?

The RGB value is 187, 190, 188: 187 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBEBC color

#BBBEBC rgb(187, 190, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBEBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (187, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 2% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#BBBEBC color codes

HEX	`#BBBEBC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 2%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.69, -1.41, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.69, 1.55, 155.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.983, 51.022, 54.888)`
Decimal	`12304060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBEBC, 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 #BBBEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #BBBEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbebc; }
.text { color: #bbbebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbebc, #bbbebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBEBC?: #BBBEBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBEBC?: The RGB value is 187, 190, 188: 187 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBEBC?: The complementary color is #BEBBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.