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#BBBDC8 Silver Fox

#BBBDC8 is a light gray named Silver Fox. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(187, 189, 200)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 11% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #BBBDC8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.23:1.

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Variations of #BBBDC8

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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#BBBDC8 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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#BBBDC8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBDC8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BABDC8
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABEC9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABEC8
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BABDC8
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BABDC8
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8BFC0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABEC5
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBDC0

#BBBDC8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BBBDC8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.23:1 Very good#BBBDC8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBDC8 in CSS

/* Silver Fox */
.color { color: #BBBDC8; }
.background { background-color: #BBBDC8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBDC8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 189 200);
color: hsl(231 11% 76%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.016 277.8);

#BBBDC8 FAQ

What color is #BBBDC8?

#BBBDC8 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 #BBBDC8?

#BBBDC8 is rgb(187, 189, 200) in RGB, hsl(231, 11%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBDC8?

The complementary color of #BBBDC8 is #C8C6BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBDC8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBDC8: 11.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBDC8 a warm or cool color?

#BBBDC8 is a neutral color.