What color is #BBC0BA?

#BBC0BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC0BA?

The RGB value is 187, 192, 186: 187 red, 192 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC0BA?

The complementary color is #BFBAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC0BA color

#BBC0BA rgb(187, 192, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC0BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.3% green and 72.9% blue (187, 192, 186).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#BBC0BA color codes

HEX	`#BBC0BA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 192, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 75.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.17, -2.84, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.17, 3.73, 139.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.205, 51.809, 53.905)`
Decimal	`12304570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC0BA, 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 #BBC0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #BBC0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc0ba; }
.text { color: #bbc0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 192 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc0ba, #bac0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBC0BA?: #BBC0BA is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC0BA?: The RGB value is 187, 192, 186: 187 red, 192 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC0BA?: The complementary color is #BFBAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.