Palettes / Colors / #BBAABA

#BBAABA — Silver Grey

#BBAABA is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BBAABA is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AABBAB; it also sits naturally between #B4AABB and #BBAAB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 67% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 1% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BBAABA

.text { color: #BBAABA; }
.background { background-color: #BBAABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 170, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 11%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 170, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 170, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBAABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBAABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBAABA

Tints of #BBAABA

Tones of #BBAABA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AABBAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAABA: #000000.

How #BBAABA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBAABA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBAAB9  ·  #BBAABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBAABA?

#BBAABA is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 170, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAABA?

#BBAABA is RGB 187, 170, 186 — HSL 304°, 11%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 1%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBAABA?

Its complement is #AABBAB; analogous partners are #B4AABB and #BBAAB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAABA for text?

Black text on #BBAABA has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.