What color is #BBAFB3?

#BBAFB3 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 #BBAFB3?

The RGB value is 187, 175, 179: 187 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAFB3?

The complementary color is #AFBBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAFB3 color

#BBAFB3 rgb(187, 175, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBAFB3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green and 70.2% blue (187, 175, 179).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#BBAFB3 color codes

HEX	`#BBAFB3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 175, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.55, 5, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.55, 5.02, 354.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.959, 44.48, 48.909)`
Decimal	`12300211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAFB3, 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 #BBAFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #BBAFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbafb3; }
.text { color: #bbafb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbafb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 175 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbafb3, #bbb1af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBAFB3?: #BBAFB3 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 #BBAFB3?: The RGB value is 187, 175, 179: 187 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAFB3?: The complementary color is #AFBBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.