What color is #BBB2AB?

#BBB2AB 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 #BBB2AB?

The RGB value is 187, 178, 171: 187 red, 178 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB2AB?

The complementary color is #ABB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB2AB color

#BBB2AB rgb(187, 178, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB2AB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69.8% green and 67.1% blue (187, 178, 171).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#BBB2AB color codes

HEX	`#BBB2AB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 178, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.12, 1.96, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.12, 5.11, 67.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.764, 45.346, 44.967)`
Decimal	`12300971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB2AB, 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 #BBB2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #BBB2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb2ab; }
.text { color: #bbb2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 178 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb2ab, #bbbaab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB2AB?: #BBB2AB 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 #BBB2AB?: The RGB value is 187, 178, 171: 187 red, 178 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB2AB?: The complementary color is #ABB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.