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#BBBFAD closest to Irish Moor

#BBBFAD is a light gray; the closest named color is Irish Moor. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(187, 191, 173)). Its HSL value is 73° hue, 12% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. #BBBFAD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.17:1.

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Variations of #BBBFAD

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

How #BBBFAD 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 #C1BDAE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2BDAC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BDAC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1BDAE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBEAD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDBDBA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBEB3
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBDB9

#BBBFAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#BBBFAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.17:1 Very good#BBBFAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBFAD in CSS

/* Irish Moor */
.color { color: #BBBFAD; }
.background { background-color: #BBBFAD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBFAD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 191 173);
color: hsl(73 12% 71%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.025 117.2);

#BBBFAD FAQ

What color is #BBBFAD?

#BBBFAD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBFAD?

#BBBFAD is rgb(187, 191, 173) in RGB, hsl(73, 12%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBFAD?

The complementary color of #BBBFAD is #B1ADBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBFAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBFAD: 11.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBFAD a warm or cool color?

#BBBFAD is a neutral color.