What color is #BBABB7?

#BBABB7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBABB7?

The RGB value is 187, 171, 183: 187 red, 171 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBABB7?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBABB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBABB7 color

#BBABB7 rgb(187, 171, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBABB7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 71.8% blue (187, 171, 183).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#BBABB7 color codes

HEX	`#BBABB7`
RGB	`rgb(187, 171, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, 7.91, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 8.88, 332.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.603, 43.11, 50.815)`
Decimal	`12299191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBABB7, 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 #BBABB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBABB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #BBABB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbabb7; }
.text { color: #bbabb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbabb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 171 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbabb7, #bbabaf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BBABB7?: #BBABB7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBABB7?: The RGB value is 187, 171, 183: 187 red, 171 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBABB7?: The complementary color is #ABBBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBABB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.