Palettes / Colors / #BBABAB

#BBABAB — Silver Grey

#BBABAB is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#BBABAB 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 #AABBBB; it also sits naturally between #BBAAB3 and #BBB3AA. 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 67%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBABAB

.text { color: #BBABAB; }
.background { background-color: #BBABAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBABAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 11%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBABAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBABAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBABAB

Tints of #BBABAB

Tones of #BBABAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AABBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBABAB: #000000.

How #BBABAB 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 #BBABAB 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

← #BBABAA  ·  #BBABAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBABAB?

#BBABAB is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 171, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBABAB?

#BBABAB is RGB 187, 171, 171 — HSL 0°, 11%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 9%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBABAB?

Its complement is #AABBBB; analogous partners are #BBAAB3 and #BBB3AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBABAB for text?

Black text on #BBABAB has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.