What color is #BBBDAE?

#BBBDAE 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 #BBBDAE?

The RGB value is 187, 189, 174: 187 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBDAE?

The complementary color is #B0AEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBDAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBDAE color

#BBBDAE rgb(187, 189, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 68.2% blue (187, 189, 174).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#BBBDAE color codes

HEX	`#BBBDAE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 189, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, -3.39, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 8.09, 114.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.33, 50.016, 47.25)`
Decimal	`12303790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBDAE, 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 #BBBDAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBDAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #BBBDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbdae; }
.text { color: #bbbdae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbdae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 189 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbdae, #b3bdae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBDAE?: #BBBDAE 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 #BBBDAE?: The RGB value is 187, 189, 174: 187 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBDAE?: The complementary color is #B0AEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBDAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.