What color is #BBAAA6?

#BBAAA6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAAA6?

The RGB value is 187, 170, 166: 187 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAAA6?

The complementary color is #A6B7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAAA6 color

#BBAAA6 rgb(187, 170, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBAAA6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green and 65.1% blue (187, 170, 166).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#BBAAA6 color codes

HEX	`#BBAAA6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 170, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.92, 5.44, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.92, 6.92, 38.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.751, 42.068, 41.99)`
Decimal	`12298918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAAA6, 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 #BBAAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #BBAAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaaa6; }
.text { color: #bbaaa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaaa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 170 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaaa6, #bbb4a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBAAA6?: #BBAAA6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAAA6?: The RGB value is 187, 170, 166: 187 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAAA6?: The complementary color is #A6B7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.