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#BBBBAD closest to Techno Taupe

#BBBBAD is a light gray; the closest named color is Techno Taupe. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(187, 187, 173)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. #BBBBAD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.82:1.

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Variations of #BBBBAD

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

How #BBBBAD 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 #BEBAAD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBAAC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBAAD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEBAAD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBBAD
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDB9B7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBAB2
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABAB7

#BBBBAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#BBBBAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.82:1 Very good#BBBBAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBBAD in CSS

/* Techno Taupe */
.color { color: #BBBBAD; }
.background { background-color: #BBBBAD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBBAD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 173);
color: hsl(60 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.788 0.019 106.8);

#BBBBAD FAQ

What color is #BBBBAD?

#BBBBAD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBBAD?

#BBBBAD is rgb(187, 187, 173) in RGB, hsl(60, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBAD?

The complementary color of #BBBBAD is #ADADBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBBAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBBAD: 10.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBBAD a warm or cool color?

#BBBBAD is a neutral color.