What color is #BBBFB2?

#BBBFB2 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 #BBBFB2?

The RGB value is 187, 191, 178: 187 red, 191 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBFB2?

The complementary color is #B6B2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBFB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBFB2 color

#BBBFB2 rgb(187, 191, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBFB2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 69.8% blue (187, 191, 178).

Its hue angle is 78°, 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 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#BBBFB2 color codes

HEX	`#BBBFB2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 191, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, -3.75, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 7.14, 121.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.159, 51.041, 49.478)`
Decimal	`12304306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBFB2, 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 #BBBFB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBFB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #BBBFB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbfb2; }
.text { color: #bbbfb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbfb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 191 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbfb2, #b4bfb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBFB2?: #BBBFB2 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 #BBBFB2?: The RGB value is 187, 191, 178: 187 red, 191 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBFB2?: The complementary color is #B6B2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBFB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.