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#BBBAAA Ash

#BBBAAA is a light gray named Ash. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(187, 186, 170)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 11% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. #BBBAAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.72:1.

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Variations of #BBBAAA

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

How #BBBAAA 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 #BEBAAB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDB9A9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDB9A9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEBAAB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBAAA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB8B5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCB9AF
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB9B5

#BBBAAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#BBBAAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.72:1 Very good#BBBAAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBAAA in CSS

/* Ash */
.color { color: #BBBAAA; }
.background { background-color: #BBBAAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBAAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 186 170);
color: hsl(56 11% 70%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.022 104.0);

#BBBAAA FAQ

What color is #BBBAAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBBAAA?

#BBBAAA is rgb(187, 186, 170) in RGB, hsl(56, 11%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBAAA?

The complementary color of #BBBAAA is #AAABBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBAAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBAAA: 10.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBAAA a warm or cool color?

#BBBAAA is a neutral color.