BBABBC

#BBABBC closest to Monet Magic

#BBABBC is a light gray; the closest named color is Monet Magic. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(187, 171, 188)). Its HSL value is 296° hue, 11% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #BBABBC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.66:1.

#BBABBC color conversion

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Variations of #BBABBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBABBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBABBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBABBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADB0BB
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAAFBD
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFAEBC
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADB0BB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1AFBC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCACB0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCACB7
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AFB3

#BBABBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#BBABBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.66:1 Very good#BBABBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBABBC in CSS

/* Monet Magic */
.color { color: #BBABBC; }
.background { background-color: #BBABBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBABBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 171 188);
color: hsl(296 11% 70%);
color: oklch(0.760 0.030 324.1);

#BBABBC FAQ

What color is #BBABBC?

#BBABBC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBABBC?

#BBABBC is rgb(187, 171, 188) in RGB, hsl(296, 11%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBABBC?

The complementary color of #BBABBC is #ACBCAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBABBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBABBC: 9.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBABBC a warm or cool color?

#BBABBC is a neutral color.