What color is #BBBBA5?

#BBBBA5 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 #BBBBA5?

The RGB value is 187, 187, 165: 187 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBA5?

The complementary color is #A5A5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBBA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBBA5 color

#BBBBA5 rgb(187, 187, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBBA5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 64.7% blue (187, 187, 165).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#BBBBA5 color codes

HEX	`#BBBBA5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 187, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.34, -3.85, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.34, 11.81, 109.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.055, 48.822, 42.64)`
Decimal	`12303269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBBA5, 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 #BBBBA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBBA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #BBBBA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbba5; }
.text { color: #bbbba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 187 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbba5, #b0bba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBBA5?: #BBBBA5 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 #BBBBA5?: The RGB value is 187, 187, 165: 187 red, 187 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBBA5?: The complementary color is #A5A5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBBA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.