What color is #BBB7AF?

#BBB7AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB7AF?

The RGB value is 187, 183, 175: 187 red, 183 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB7AF?

The complementary color is #AFB3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB7AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB7AF color

#BBB7AF rgb(187, 183, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB7AF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.8% green and 68.6% blue (187, 183, 175).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 8% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Letters (#B8B5AD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#BBB7AF color codes

HEX	`#BBB7AF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 183, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 8%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, -0.03, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 4.56, 90.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.164, 47.527, 47.344)`
Decimal	`12302255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB7AF, 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 #BBB7AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB7AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #BBB7AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb7af; }
.text { color: #bbb7af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb7af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 183 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb7af, #b9bbaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB7AF?: #BBB7AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Burnt Letters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB7AF?: The RGB value is 187, 183, 175: 187 red, 183 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB7AF?: The complementary color is #AFB3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB7AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.