What color is #BBB9AA?

#BBB9AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB9AA?

The RGB value is 187, 185, 170: 187 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB9AA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBB9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB9AA color

#BBB9AA rgb(187, 185, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB9AA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.5% green and 66.7% blue (187, 185, 170).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#BBB9AA color codes

HEX	`#BBB9AA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 185, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.93, -1.96, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.93, 8.1, 103.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.097, 48.165, 44.943)`
Decimal	`12302762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB9AA, 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 #BBB9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #BBB9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb9aa; }
.text { color: #bbb9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 185 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb9aa, #b4bbaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB9AA?: #BBB9AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB9AA?: The RGB value is 187, 185, 170: 187 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB9AA?: The complementary color is #AAACBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.