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#BBC0BB Metal

#BBC0BB is a light gray named Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 192, 187)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 4% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. #BBC0BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.37:1.

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Variations of #BBC0BB

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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#BBC0BB 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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#BBC0BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC0BB 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 #BFBEBB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BFBB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBFBB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBEBB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEBFBB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBC0BE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC0BD
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBFBE

#BBC0BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#BBC0BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.37:1 Very good#BBC0BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC0BB in CSS

/* Metal */
.color { color: #BBC0BB; }
.background { background-color: #BBC0BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC0BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 192 187);
color: hsl(120 4% 74%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.009 145.5);

#BBC0BB FAQ

What color is #BBC0BB?

#BBC0BB 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 #BBC0BB?

#BBC0BB is rgb(187, 192, 187) in RGB, hsl(120, 4%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC0BB?

The complementary color of #BBC0BB is #C0BBC0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC0BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC0BB: 11.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC0BB a warm or cool color?

#BBC0BB is a neutral color.