What color is #BBBCAE?

#BBBCAE 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 #BBBCAE?

The RGB value is 187, 188, 174: 187 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBCAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBCAE color

#BBBCAE rgb(187, 188, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 68.2% blue (187, 188, 174).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#BBBCAE color codes

HEX	`#BBBCAE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 188, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 73.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.82, -2.86, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.82, 7.53, 112.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.116, 49.587, 47.178)`
Decimal	`12303534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBCAE, 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 #BBBCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #BBBCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbcae; }
.text { color: #bbbcae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbcae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 188 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbcae, #b4bcae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBCAE?: #BBBCAE 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 #BBBCAE?: The RGB value is 187, 188, 174: 187 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBCAE?: The complementary color is #AFAEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.