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#BBB7AE Ghost Writer

#BBB7AE is a light gray named Ghost Writer. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.8% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(187, 183, 174)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. #BBB7AE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.50:1.

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#BBB7AE color conversion

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Variations of #BBB7AE

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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#BBB7AE 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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#BBB7AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB7AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAB8AE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9B7AD
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAB7AE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAB8AE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBB7AE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB5B4
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCB6B1
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B7B5

#BBB7AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#BBB7AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.50:1 Very good#BBB7AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB7AE in CSS

/* Ghost Writer */
.color { color: #BBB7AE; }
.background { background-color: #BBB7AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB7AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 183 174);
color: hsl(42 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.780 0.013 86.8);

#BBB7AE FAQ

What color is #BBB7AE?

#BBB7AE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBB7AE?

#BBB7AE is rgb(187, 183, 174) in RGB, hsl(42, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB7AE?

The complementary color of #BBB7AE is #AEB2BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB7AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB7AE: 10.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB7AE a warm or cool color?

#BBB7AE is a neutral color.