What color is #BBB4A0?

#BBB4A0 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 #BBB4A0?

The RGB value is 187, 180, 160: 187 red, 180 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB4A0?

The complementary color is #A0A7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB4A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB4A0 color

#BBB4A0 rgb(187, 180, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB4A0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.6% green and 62.7% blue (187, 180, 160).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#BBB4A0 color codes

HEX	`#BBB4A0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 180, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.38, -0.95, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.38, 11.14, 94.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.159, 45.746, 39.807)`
Decimal	`12301472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB4A0, 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 #BBB4A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB4A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #BBB4A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb4a0; }
.text { color: #bbb4a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb4a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 180 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb4a0, #b5bba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB4A0?: #BBB4A0 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 #BBB4A0?: The RGB value is 187, 180, 160: 187 red, 180 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB4A0?: The complementary color is #A0A7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB4A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.