What color is #BBABA6?

#BBABA6 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 #BBABA6?

The RGB value is 187, 171, 166: 187 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBABA6?

The complementary color is #A6B6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBABA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBABA6 color

#BBABA6 rgb(187, 171, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBABA6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 65.1% blue (187, 171, 166).

Its hue angle is 14°, 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#BBABA6 color codes

HEX	`#BBABA6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 171, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, 4.89, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 6.75, 43.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.939, 42.445, 42.052)`
Decimal	`12299174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBABA6, 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 #BBABA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBABA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #BBABA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaba6; }
.text { color: #bbaba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 171 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaba6, #bbb5a6); }

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Questions

What color is #BBABA6?: #BBABA6 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 #BBABA6?: The RGB value is 187, 171, 166: 187 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBABA6?: The complementary color is #A6B6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBABA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.