What color is #BBBFB9?

#BBBFB9 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 #BBBFB9?

The RGB value is 187, 191, 185: 187 red, 191 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBFB9?

The complementary color is #BDB9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBFB9 color

#BBBFB9 rgb(187, 191, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBFB9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 72.5% blue (187, 191, 185).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#BBBFB9 color codes

HEX	`#BBBFB9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 191, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.88, -2.5, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.88, 3.56, 134.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.88, 51.329, 53.275)`
Decimal	`12304313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBFB9, 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 #BBBFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #BBBFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbfb9; }
.text { color: #bbbfb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbfb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 191 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbfb9, #b9bfba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBFB9?: #BBBFB9 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 #BBBFB9?: The RGB value is 187, 191, 185: 187 red, 191 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBFB9?: The complementary color is #BDB9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.