What color is #BBBEAC?

#BBBEAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBEAC?

The RGB value is 187, 190, 172: 187 red, 190 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBEAC color

#BBBEAC rgb(187, 190, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBEAC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 67.5% blue (187, 190, 172).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#BBBEAC color codes

HEX	`#BBBEAC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 190, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.3, -4.26, 8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.3, 9.72, 116.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.352, 50.37, 46.302)`
Decimal	`12304044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBEAC, 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 #BBBEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #BBBEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbeac; }
.text { color: #bbbeac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbeac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 190 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbeac, #b2beac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBEAC?: #BBBEAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBEAC?: The RGB value is 187, 190, 172: 187 red, 190 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBEAC?: The complementary color is #AFACBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.