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#BBBBA7 Ash

#BBBBA7 is a light gray named Ash. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 65.5% blue (rgb(187, 187, 167)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 13% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black. #BBBBA7 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.78:1.

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Variations of #BBBBA7

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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#BBBBA7 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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#BBBBA7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBBA7 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 #BFBAA8
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFB9A6
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBAA6
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBAA8
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEBAA7
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB8B5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBAAE
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABAB5

#BBBBA7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#BBBBA7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.78:1 Very good#BBBBA7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBBA7 in CSS

/* Ash */
.color { color: #BBBBA7; }
.background { background-color: #BBBBA7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBBA7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 167);
color: hsl(60 13% 69%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.028 107.0);

#BBBBA7 FAQ

What color is #BBBBA7?

#BBBBA7 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 #BBBBA7?

#BBBBA7 is rgb(187, 187, 167) in RGB, hsl(60, 13%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBA7?

The complementary color of #BBBBA7 is #A7A7BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBBA7?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBBA7: 10.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBBA7 a warm or cool color?

#BBBBA7 is a neutral color.