What color is #BBB6A8?

#BBB6A8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB6A8?

The RGB value is 187, 182, 168: 187 red, 182 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB6A8?

The complementary color is #A8ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB6A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB6A8 color

#BBB6A8 rgb(187, 182, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB6A8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.4% green and 65.9% blue (187, 182, 168).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Techno Taupe (#BFB9AA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#BBB6A8 color codes

HEX	`#BBB6A8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 182, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.09, -0.7, 7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.09, 7.78, 95.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.289, 46.848, 43.748)`
Decimal	`12301992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB6A8, 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 #BBB6A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB6A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #BBB6A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb6a8; }
.text { color: #bbb6a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb6a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 182 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb6a8, #b6bba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB6A8?: #BBB6A8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB6A8?: The RGB value is 187, 182, 168: 187 red, 182 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB6A8?: The complementary color is #A8ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB6A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.