What color is #BBB1A7?

#BBB1A7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB1A7?

The RGB value is 187, 177, 167: 187 red, 177 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB1A7?

The complementary color is #A7B1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB1A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB1A7 color

#BBB1A7 rgb(187, 177, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB1A7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69.4% green and 65.5% blue (187, 177, 167).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#BBB1A7 color codes

HEX	`#BBB1A7`
RGB	`rgb(187, 177, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.76, 1.82, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.76, 6.64, 74.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.19, 44.8, 42.924)`
Decimal	`12300711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB1A7, 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 #BBB1A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB1A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #BBB1A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb1a7; }
.text { color: #bbb1a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb1a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 177 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb1a7, #bbbba7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB1A7?: #BBB1A7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB1A7?: The RGB value is 187, 177, 167: 187 red, 177 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB1A7?: The complementary color is #A7B1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB1A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.