What color is #BBB9AE?

#BBB9AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB9AE?

The RGB value is 187, 185, 174: 187 red, 185 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB9AE?

The complementary color is #AEB0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB9AE color

#BBB9AE rgb(187, 185, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB9AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.5% green and 68.2% blue (187, 185, 174).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#BBB9AE color codes

HEX	`#BBB9AE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 185, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.03, -1.27, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.03, 5.96, 102.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.481, 48.319, 46.967)`
Decimal	`12302766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB9AE, 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 #BBB9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #BBB9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb9ae; }
.text { color: #bbb9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 185 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb9ae, #b7bbae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB9AE?: #BBB9AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB9AE?: The RGB value is 187, 185, 174: 187 red, 185 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB9AE?: The complementary color is #AEB0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.