What color is #BBB2A1?

#BBB2A1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB2A1?

The RGB value is 187, 178, 161: 187 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB2A1?

The complementary color is #A1AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB2A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB2A1 color

#BBB2A1 rgb(187, 178, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB2A1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69.8% green and 63.1% blue (187, 178, 161).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#BBB2A1 color codes

HEX	`#BBB2A1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 178, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, 0.28, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 9.84, 88.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.846, 44.979, 40.136)`
Decimal	`12300961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB2A1, 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 #BBB2A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB2A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #BBB2A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb2a1; }
.text { color: #bbb2a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb2a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 178 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb2a1, #b7bba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB2A1?: #BBB2A1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB2A1?: The RGB value is 187, 178, 161: 187 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB2A1?: The complementary color is #A1AABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB2A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.