What color is #BBACB1?

#BBACB1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBACB1?

The RGB value is 187, 172, 177: 187 red, 172 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBACB1?

The complementary color is #ACBBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBACB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBACB1 color

#BBACB1 rgb(187, 172, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBACB1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 69.4% blue (187, 172, 177).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#BBACB1 color codes

HEX	`#BBACB1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 172, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.72, 6.27, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.72, 6.3, 354.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.181, 43.245, 47.659)`
Decimal	`12299441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBACB1, 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 #BBACB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBACB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #BBACB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbacb1; }
.text { color: #bbacb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbacb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 172 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbacb1, #bbafac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBACB1?: #BBACB1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBACB1?: The RGB value is 187, 172, 177: 187 red, 172 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBACB1?: The complementary color is #ACBBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBACB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.