What color is #BFBBBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFBBBB?

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

What is the complementary color of #BFBBBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFBBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBBBB color

#BFBBBB rgb(191, 187, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBBBB is a light gray.

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

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

The closest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#BFBBBB color codes

HEX	`#BFBBBB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 187, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 73.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.19, 1.4, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.19, 1.49, 19.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.224, 50.205, 54.154)`
Decimal	`12565435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBBBB, 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 #BFBBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #BFBBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #BFBBBB?: #BFBBBB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBBBB?: The RGB value is 191, 187, 187: 191 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBBBB?: The complementary color is #BBBFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.