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#BBBCA3 closest to Ash

#BBBCA3 is a light gray; the closest named color is Ash. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(187, 188, 163)). Its HSL value is 62° hue, 16% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. #BBBCA3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.84:1.

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#BBBCA3 color conversion

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Variations of #BBBCA3

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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#BBBCA3 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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#BBBCA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBCA3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C1BBA4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BAA2
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBAA2
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1BBA4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBBA3
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFB9B5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBBAB
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABBB5

#BBBCA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#BBBCA3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.84:1 Very good#BBBCA3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBCA3 in CSS

/* Ash */
.color { color: #BBBCA3; }
.background { background-color: #BBBCA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBCA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 188 163);
color: hsl(62 16% 69%);
color: oklch(0.788 0.034 109.0);

#BBBCA3 FAQ

What color is #BBBCA3?

#BBBCA3 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 #BBBCA3?

#BBBCA3 is rgb(187, 188, 163) in RGB, hsl(62, 16%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBCA3?

The complementary color of #BBBCA3 is #A4A3BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBCA3?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBCA3: 10.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBCA3 a warm or cool color?

#BBBCA3 is a neutral color.