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#BBBAAE Zen Pebble

#BBBAAE is a light gray named Zen Pebble. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(187, 186, 174)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. #BBBAAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.75:1.

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#BBBAAE color conversion

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Variations of #BBBAAE

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

How #BBBAAE 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 #BDBAAE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCB9AD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCB9AE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDBAAE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCBAAE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDB8B6
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCB9B2
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABAB7

#BBBAAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#BBBAAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.75:1 Very good#BBBAAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBAAE in CSS

/* Zen Pebble */
.color { color: #BBBAAE; }
.background { background-color: #BBBAAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBAAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 186 174);
color: hsl(55 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.017 102.9);

#BBBAAE FAQ

What color is #BBBAAE?

#BBBAAE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBAAE?

#BBBAAE is rgb(187, 186, 174) in RGB, hsl(55, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBAAE?

The complementary color of #BBBAAE is #AEAFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBAAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBAAE: 10.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBAAE a warm or cool color?

#BBBAAE is a neutral color.