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#BBB4BF closest to Nebulous December

#BBB4BF is a light gray; the closest named color is Nebulous December. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.6% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(187, 180, 191)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 8% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #BBB4BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.39:1.

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Variations of #BBB4BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBB4BF 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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#BBB4BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB4BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4B7BF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B6C0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B6BF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4B7BF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6B6BF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBB5B7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBB4BC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B6B9

#BBB4BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#BBB4BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.39:1 Very good#BBB4BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB4BF in CSS

/* Nebulous December */
.color { color: #BBB4BF; }
.background { background-color: #BBB4BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB4BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 180 191);
color: hsl(278 8% 73%);
color: oklch(0.779 0.017 313.6);

#BBB4BF FAQ

What color is #BBB4BF?

#BBB4BF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBB4BF?

#BBB4BF is rgb(187, 180, 191) in RGB, hsl(278, 8%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB4BF?

The complementary color of #BBB4BF is #B8BFB4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB4BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB4BF: 10.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB4BF a warm or cool color?

#BBB4BF is a neutral color.