What color is #BBABBD?

#BBABBD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBABBD?

The RGB value is 187, 171, 189: 187 red, 171 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBABBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBABBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBABBD color

#BBABBD rgb(187, 171, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 74.1% blue (187, 171, 189).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#BBABBD color codes

HEX	`#BBABBD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 171, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, 9.04, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 11.49, 321.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.24, 43.365, 54.174)`
Decimal	`12299197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBABBD, 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 #BBABBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBABBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #BBABBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbabbd; }
.text { color: #bbabbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbabbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 171 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbabbd, #bdabb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBABBD?: #BBABBD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBABBD?: The RGB value is 187, 171, 189: 187 red, 171 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBABBD?: The complementary color is #ADBDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBABBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.