What color is #BBBBA6?

#BBBBA6 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 #BBBBA6?

The RGB value is 187, 187, 166: 187 red, 187 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBA6?

The complementary color is #A6A6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBBA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBBA6 color

#BBBBA6 rgb(187, 187, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBBA6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 65.1% blue (187, 187, 166).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#BBBBA6 color codes

HEX	`#BBBBA6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 187, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.36, -3.69, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.36, 11.27, 109.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.146, 48.859, 43.121)`
Decimal	`12303270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBBA6, 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 #BBBBA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBBA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #BBBBA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbba6; }
.text { color: #bbbba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 187 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbba6, #b1bba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBBA6?: #BBBBA6 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 #BBBBA6?: The RGB value is 187, 187, 166: 187 red, 187 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBBA6?: The complementary color is #A6A6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBBA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.