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#BBBBC5 Silver Fox

#BBBBC5 is a light gray named Silver Fox. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.3% green and 77.3% blue (rgb(187, 187, 197)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 8% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. #BBBBC5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.03:1.

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Variations of #BBBBC5

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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#BBBBC5 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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#BBBBC5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBBC5 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 #B9BBC5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BCC6
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BCC5
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9BBC5
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9BBC5
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9BDBE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABCC2
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCBE

#BBBBC5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#BBBBC5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.03:1 Very good#BBBBC5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBBC5 in CSS

/* Silver Fox */
.color { color: #BBBBC5; }
.background { background-color: #BBBBC5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBBC5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 187 197);
color: hsl(240 8% 75%);
color: oklch(0.795 0.014 286.1);

#BBBBC5 FAQ

What color is #BBBBC5?

#BBBBC5 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 #BBBBC5?

#BBBBC5 is rgb(187, 187, 197) in RGB, hsl(240, 8%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBBC5?

The complementary color of #BBBBC5 is #C5C5BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBBC5?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBBC5: 11.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBBC5 a warm or cool color?

#BBBBC5 is a neutral color.