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#BFBBB1 closest to City Dweller

#BFBBB1 is a light gray; the closest named color is City Dweller. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 69.4% blue (rgb(191, 187, 177)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 10% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. #BFBBB1 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.96:1.

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Variations of #BFBBB1

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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#BFBBB1 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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#BFBBB1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBBB1 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 #BFBCB1
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBBB0
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBBB1
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBCB1
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBBB1
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2B9B8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BAB4
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBBB9

#BFBBB1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BFBBB1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.96:1 Very good#BFBBB1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBBB1 in CSS

/* City Dweller */
.color { color: #BFBBB1; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBB1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBBB1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 177);
color: hsl(43 10% 72%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.015 88.7);

#BFBBB1 FAQ

What color is #BFBBB1?

#BFBBB1 is a light gray. Its closest named color is City Dweller. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBBB1?

#BFBBB1 is rgb(191, 187, 177) in RGB, hsl(43, 10%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBB1?

The complementary color of #BFBBB1 is #B1B5BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBBB1?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBBB1: 10.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBBB1 a warm or cool color?

#BFBBB1 is a neutral color.