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#BFB3AB Hipster Hippo

#BFB3AB is a light gray named Hipster Hippo. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.2% green and 67.1% blue (rgb(191, 179, 171)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 14% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. #BFB3AB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.25:1.

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Variations of #BFB3AB

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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#BFB3AB 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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#BFB3AB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB3AB 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 #B9B6AB
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B4AB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9B4AB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9B6AB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBB5AB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3B1B1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1B2AE
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B5B3

#BFB3AB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#BFB3AB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.25:1 Very good#BFB3AB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB3AB in CSS

/* Hipster Hippo */
.color { color: #BFB3AB; }
.background { background-color: #BFB3AB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB3AB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 179 171);
color: hsl(24 14% 71%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.018 56.1);

#BFB3AB FAQ

What color is #BFB3AB?

#BFB3AB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFB3AB?

#BFB3AB is rgb(191, 179, 171) in RGB, hsl(24, 14%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB3AB?

The complementary color of #BFB3AB is #ABB7BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB3AB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB3AB: 10.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB3AB a warm or cool color?

#BFB3AB is a neutral color.