What color is #BBB5AE?

#BBB5AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB5AE?

The RGB value is 187, 181, 174: 187 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB5AE?

The complementary color is #AEB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB5AE color

#BBB5AE rgb(187, 181, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB5AE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71% green and 68.2% blue (187, 181, 174).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rampart (#BCB7B1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#BBB5AE color codes

HEX	`#BBB5AE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 181, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, 0.87, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 4.4, 78.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.656, 46.669, 46.692)`
Decimal	`12301742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB5AE, 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 #BBB5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #BBB5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb5ae; }
.text { color: #bbb5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 181 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb5ae, #babbae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB5AE?: #BBB5AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB5AE?: The RGB value is 187, 181, 174: 187 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB5AE?: The complementary color is #AEB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.