What color is #BBACAF?

#BBACAF 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 #BBACAF?

The RGB value is 187, 172, 175: 187 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBACAF?

The complementary color is #ACBBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBACAF color

#BBACAF rgb(187, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (187, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#BBACAF color codes

HEX	`#BBACAF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.67, 5.91, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.67, 5.92, 3.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.983, 43.166, 46.617)`
Decimal	`12299439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBACAF, 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 #BBACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #BBACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbacaf; }
.text { color: #bbacaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbacaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbacaf, #bbb1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBACAF?: #BBACAF 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 #BBACAF?: The RGB value is 187, 172, 175: 187 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBACAF?: The complementary color is #ACBBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.