What color is #BBABA9?

#BBABA9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBABA9?

The RGB value is 187, 171, 169: 187 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBABA9?

The complementary color is #A9B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBABA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBABA9 color

#BBABA9 rgb(187, 171, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBABA9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 66.3% blue (187, 171, 169).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#BBABA9 color codes

HEX	`#BBABA9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 171, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, 5.41, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 6.24, 29.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.217, 42.556, 43.519)`
Decimal	`12299177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBABA9, 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 #BBABA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBABA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #BBABA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaba9; }
.text { color: #bbaba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 171 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaba9, #bbb4a9); }

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Questions

What color is #BBABA9?: #BBABA9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBABA9?: The RGB value is 187, 171, 169: 187 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBABA9?: The complementary color is #A9B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBABA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.