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#BBBFBA Metal

#BBBFBA is a light gray named Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(187, 191, 186)). Its HSL value is 108° hue, 4% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. #BBBFBA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.27:1.

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Variations of #BBBFBA

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

How #BBBFBA 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 #BFBEBA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBEBA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBEBA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBEBA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEBEBA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBBFBD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBBFBC
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBEBD

#BBBFBA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#BBBFBA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.27:1 Very good#BBBFBA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBFBA in CSS

/* Metal */
.color { color: #BBBFBA; }
.background { background-color: #BBBFBA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBFBA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 191 186);
color: hsl(108 4% 74%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.008 139.4);

#BBBFBA FAQ

What color is #BBBFBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBBFBA?

#BBBFBA is rgb(187, 191, 186) in RGB, hsl(108, 4%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBFBA?

The complementary color of #BBBFBA is #BEBABF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBFBA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBFBA: 11.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBFBA a warm or cool color?

#BBBFBA is a neutral color.