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#BBBBC3 Silver Fox

#BBBBC3 is a light gray named Silver Fox. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 76.5% blue (rgb(187, 187, 195)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 6% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. #BBBBC3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.01:1.

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Variations of #BBBBC3

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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#BBBBC3 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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#BBBBC3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBBC3 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 #B9BBC3
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BCC3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABCC3
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9BBC3
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BABBC3
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BABCBD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBBC0
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBBD

#BBBBC3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BBBBC3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.01:1 Very good#BBBBC3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBBC3 in CSS

/* Silver Fox */
.color { color: #BBBBC3; }
.background { background-color: #BBBBC3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBBC3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 195);
color: hsl(240 6% 75%);
color: oklch(0.794 0.011 286.1);

#BBBBC3 FAQ

What color is #BBBBC3?

#BBBBC3 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBBC3?

#BBBBC3 is rgb(187, 187, 195) in RGB, hsl(240, 6%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBC3?

The complementary color of #BBBBC3 is #C3C3BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBBC3?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBBC3: 11.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBBC3 a warm or cool color?

#BBBBC3 is a neutral color.