Palettes / Colors / #BBABA9
#BBABA9 — Light Dusty Red
#BBABA9 is a red color we call Light Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BBABA9 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BBABA9 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #A9BABC; it also sits naturally between #BCA9B0 and #BCB5A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBABA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 171, 169 |
| HSL | 7°, 12%, 70% |
| HSV | 7°, 10%, 73% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 10%, 27% |
| XYZ | 42.22, 42.56, 43.52 |
| Yxy | 42.56, 0.3291, 0.3317 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.25, 5.41, 3.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.23, 4.92, 2.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 67% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 10% · Key 27%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBABA9
.text { color: #BBABA9; }
.background { background-color: #BBABA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBABA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 12%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBABA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBABA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 169, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBABA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBABA9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9BABC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBABA9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBABA9
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBABA9: ·
How #BBABA9 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 #BBABA9 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBABA9?
#BBABA9 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 187, 171, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBABA9?
#BBABA9 is RGB 187, 171, 169 — HSL 7°, 12%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 10%, 27%.
What colors go with #BBABA9?
Its complement is #A9BABC; analogous partners are #BCA9B0 and #BCB5A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBABA9 for text?
Black text on #BBABA9 has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.