What color is #BBBFB8?

#BBBFB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBFB8?

The RGB value is 187, 191, 184: 187 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBFB8?

The complementary color is #BCB8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBFB8 color

#BBBFB8 rgb(187, 191, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBFB8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 72.2% blue (187, 191, 184).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#BBBFB8 color codes

HEX	`#BBBFB8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 191, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, -2.68, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 4.05, 131.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.775, 51.287, 52.721)`
Decimal	`12304312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBFB8, 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 #BBBFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #BBBFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbfb8; }
.text { color: #bbbfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 191 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbfb8, #b8bfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBFB8?: #BBBFB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBFB8?: The RGB value is 187, 191, 184: 187 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBFB8?: The complementary color is #BCB8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.