What color is #BBC0B0?

#BBC0B0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC0B0?

The RGB value is 187, 192, 176: 187 red, 192 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC0B0?

The complementary color is #B5B0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC0B0?

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.

#BBC0B0 color

#BBC0B0 rgb(187, 192, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC0B0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.3% green and 69% blue (187, 192, 176).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BBC0B0 color codes

HEX	`#BBC0B0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 192, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 75.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.92, -4.63, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.92, 8.78, 121.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.178, 51.399, 48.501)`
Decimal	`12304560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC0B0, 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 #BBC0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC0B0 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 #BBC0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc0b0; }
.text { color: #bbc0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 192 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc0b0, #b3c0b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BBC0B0?: #BBC0B0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC0B0?: The RGB value is 187, 192, 176: 187 red, 192 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC0B0?: The complementary color is #B5B0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC0B0?: 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.