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#BBBFB5 closest to Irish Moor

#BBBFB5 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 71.0% blue (rgb(187, 191, 181)). Its HSL value is 84° hue, 7% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black. #BBBFB5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.23:1.

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#BBBFB5 color conversion

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Variations of #BBBFB5

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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#BBBFB5 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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#BBBFB5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBFB5 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 #C0BDB5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BEB4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBEB5
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0BDB5
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEBEB5
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCBEBC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBFB8
  • 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 #BDBEBB

#BBBFB5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BBBFB5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.23:1 Very good#BBBFB5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBFB5 in CSS

/* Irish Moor */
.color { color: #BBBFB5; }
.background { background-color: #BBBFB5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBFB5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 191 181);
color: hsl(84 7% 73%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.015 124.6);

#BBBFB5 FAQ

What color is #BBBFB5?

#BBBFB5 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 #BBBFB5?

#BBBFB5 is rgb(187, 191, 181) in RGB, hsl(84, 7%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBFB5?

The complementary color of #BBBFB5 is #B9B5BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBFB5?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBFB5: 11.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBFB5 a warm or cool color?

#BBBFB5 is a neutral color.