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#BBBCB4 closest to Greystone

#BBBCB4 is a light gray; the closest named color is Greystone. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 73.7% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(187, 188, 180)). Its HSL value is 68° hue, 6% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. #BBBCB4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.97:1.

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#BBBCB4 color conversion

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Variations of #BBBCB4

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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#BBBCB4 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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#BBBCB4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBCB4 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 #BDBBB4
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBBB4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBBB4
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDBBB4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBCB4
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCBBBA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBCB7
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBB9

#BBBCB4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BBBCB4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.97:1 Very good#BBBCB4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBCB4 in CSS

/* Greystone */
.color { color: #BBBCB4; }
.background { background-color: #BBBCB4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBCB4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 188 180);
color: hsl(68 6% 72%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.011 112.4);

#BBBCB4 FAQ

What color is #BBBCB4?

#BBBCB4 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Greystone. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBCB4?

#BBBCB4 is rgb(187, 188, 180) in RGB, hsl(68, 6%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBCB4?

The complementary color of #BBBCB4 is #B5B4BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBCB4?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBCB4: 10.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBCB4 a warm or cool color?

#BBBCB4 is a neutral color.