What color is #BBBABA?

#BBBABA is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBABA?

The RGB value is 187, 186, 186: 187 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBABA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBABA color

#BBBABA rgb(187, 186, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBABA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 72.9% blue (187, 186, 186).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dust to Dust (#BBBCBC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#BBBABA color codes

HEX	`#BBBABA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 186, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, 0.35, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 0.37, 19.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.914, 49.228, 53.475)`
Decimal	`12303034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBABA, 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 #BBBABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #BBBABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbaba; }
.text { color: #bbbaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbaba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 186 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbaba, #bbbaba); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBABA?: #BBBABA is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBABA?: The RGB value is 187, 186, 186: 187 red, 186 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBABA?: The complementary color is #BABBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.