What color is #BBB0AB?

#BBB0AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB0AB?

The RGB value is 187, 176, 171: 187 red, 176 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB0AB?

The complementary color is #ABB6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB0AB color

#BBB0AB rgb(187, 176, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB0AB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69% green and 67.1% blue (187, 176, 171).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#BBB0AB color codes

HEX	`#BBB0AB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 176, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.6, 3.04, 3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.6, 4.99, 52.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.369, 44.556, 44.836)`
Decimal	`12300459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB0AB, 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 #BBB0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #BBB0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb0ab; }
.text { color: #bbb0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 176 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb0ab, #bbb8ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB0AB?: #BBB0AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB0AB?: The RGB value is 187, 176, 171: 187 red, 176 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB0AB?: The complementary color is #ABB6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.