What color is #BBABB0?

#BBABB0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBABB0?

The RGB value is 187, 171, 176: 187 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBABB0?

The complementary color is #ABBBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBABB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBABB0 color

#BBABB0 rgb(187, 171, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBABB0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 69% blue (187, 171, 176).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#BBABB0 color codes

HEX	`#BBABB0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 171, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.44, 6.63, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.44, 6.65, 355.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.892, 42.826, 47.073)`
Decimal	`12299184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBABB0, 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 #BBABB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBABB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #BBABB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbabb0; }
.text { color: #bbabb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbabb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 171 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbabb0, #bbaeab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBABB0?: #BBABB0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBABB0?: The RGB value is 187, 171, 176: 187 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBABB0?: The complementary color is #ABBBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBABB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.