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#BBBDC9 closest to Silver Fox

#BBBDC9 is a light gray; the closest named color is Silver Fox. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(187, 189, 201)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 11% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #BBBDC9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.24:1.

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#BBBDC9 color conversion

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Variations of #BBBDC9

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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#BBBDC9 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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#BBBDC9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBDC9 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 #B9BDC9
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABECA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABEC9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9BDC9
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BABDC9
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8BFC1
  • 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 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBDC0

#BBBDC9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BBBDC9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.24:1 Very good#BBBDC9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBDC9 in CSS

/* Silver Fox */
.color { color: #BBBDC9; }
.background { background-color: #BBBDC9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBDC9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 189 201);
color: hsl(231 11% 76%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.017 278.4);

#BBBDC9 FAQ

What color is #BBBDC9?

#BBBDC9 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 #BBBDC9?

#BBBDC9 is rgb(187, 189, 201) in RGB, hsl(231, 11%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBDC9?

The complementary color of #BBBDC9 is #C9C7BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBDC9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBDC9: 11.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBDC9 a warm or cool color?

#BBBDC9 is a neutral color.