What color is #BBBFBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBBFBB?

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

What is the complementary color of #BBBFBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBFBB color

#BBBFBB rgb(187, 191, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBFBB is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#BBBFBB color codes

HEX	`#BBBFBB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 191, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.93, -2.13, 1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.93, 2.62, 144.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.092, 51.414, 54.394)`
Decimal	`12304315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBFBB, 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 #BBBFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #BBBFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBBFBB?: #BBBFBB is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBFBB?: The RGB value is 187, 191, 187: 187 red, 191 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBFBB?: The complementary color is #BFBBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.