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#BBB7BF closest to Microchip

#BBB7BF is a light gray; the closest named color is Microchip. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.8% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(187, 183, 191)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 6% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #BBB7BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.64:1.

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#BBB7BF color conversion

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Variations of #BBB7BF

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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#BBB7BF 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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#BBB7BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB7BF 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 #B7B9BF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B8BF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B8BF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B9BF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8B8BF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBB8B9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBB7BC
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9B8BA

#BBB7BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#BBB7BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.64:1 Very good#BBB7BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB7BF in CSS

/* Microchip */
.color { color: #BBB7BF; }
.background { background-color: #BBB7BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB7BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 183 191);
color: hsl(270 6% 73%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.012 308.3);

#BBB7BF FAQ

What color is #BBB7BF?

#BBB7BF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Microchip. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBB7BF?

#BBB7BF is rgb(187, 183, 191) in RGB, hsl(270, 6%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB7BF?

The complementary color of #BBB7BF is #BBBFB7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB7BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB7BF: 10.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB7BF a warm or cool color?

#BBB7BF is a neutral color.