What color is #BBBFC1?

#BBBFC1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBFC1?

The RGB value is 187, 191, 193: 187 red, 191 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBFC1?

The complementary color is #C1BDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBFC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBFC1 color

#BBBFC1 rgb(187, 191, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBFC1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 75.7% blue (187, 191, 193).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 5% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foil (#C0C3C4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#BBBFC1 color codes

HEX	`#BBBFC1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 191, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 5%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.09, -1.01, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.09, 1.8, 235.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.748, 51.676, 57.848)`
Decimal	`12304321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBFC1, 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 #BBBFC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBFC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #BBBFC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbfc1; }
.text { color: #bbbfc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbfc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 191 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbfc1, #bbbcc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBFC1?: #BBBFC1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBFC1?: The RGB value is 187, 191, 193: 187 red, 191 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBFC1?: The complementary color is #C1BDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBFC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.