What color is #BBBFBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBBFBC?

The RGB value is 187, 191, 188: 187 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBFBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBFBC color

#BBBFBC rgb(187, 191, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBFBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 73.7% blue (187, 191, 188).

Its hue angle is 135°, 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 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#BBBFBC color codes

HEX	`#BBBFBC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 191, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 3%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, -1.94, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 2.2, 152.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.2, 51.457, 54.96)`
Decimal	`12304316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBFBC, 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 #BBBFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #BBBFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbfbc; }
.text { color: #bbbfbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbfbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 191 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbfbc, #bbbfbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BBBFBC?: #BBBFBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBFBC?: The RGB value is 187, 191, 188: 187 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBFBC?: The complementary color is #BFBBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.