What color is #BBBFBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBBFBF?

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

What is the complementary color of #BBBFBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBFBF color

#BBBFBF rgb(187, 191, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBFBF is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foil (#C0C3C4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#BBBFBF color codes

HEX	`#BBBFBF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 191, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.03, -1.38, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.03, 1.47, 199.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.527, 51.588, 56.681)`
Decimal	`12304319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBFBF, 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 #BBBFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #BBBFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BBBFBF?: #BBBFBF is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBFBF?: The RGB value is 187, 191, 191: 187 red, 191 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBFBF?: The complementary color is #BFBBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.