What color is #BBABAC?

#BBABAC 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 #BBABAC?

The RGB value is 187, 171, 172: 187 red, 171 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBABAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBABAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBABAC color

#BBABAC rgb(187, 171, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 67.5% blue (187, 171, 172).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#BBABAC color codes

HEX	`#BBABAC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 171, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, 5.93, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 6.13, 14.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.502, 42.67, 45.019)`
Decimal	`12299180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBABAC, 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 #BBABAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBABAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #BBABAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbabac; }
.text { color: #bbabac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbabac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 171 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbabac, #bbb2ab); }

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Questions

What color is #BBABAC?: #BBABAC 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 #BBABAC?: The RGB value is 187, 171, 172: 187 red, 171 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBABAC?: The complementary color is #ABBBBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBABAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.