Palettes / Colors / #BBAEAB

#BBAEAB — Silver Grey

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BBAEAB 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.

#BBAEAB 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 #AAB8BB; it also sits naturally between #BBAAAF and #BBB6AA. 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 68% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 9% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBAEAB

.text { color: #BBAEAB; }
.background { background-color: #BBAEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 174, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 11%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 174, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 174, 171, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAB8BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAEAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBAEAB

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:

How #BBAEAB 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 #BBAEAB 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

← #BBAEAA  ·  #BBAEAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBAEAB?

#BBAEAB is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 174, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAEAB?

#BBAEAB is RGB 187, 174, 171 — HSL 11°, 11%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 9%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBAEAB?

Its complement is #AAB8BB; analogous partners are #BBAAAF and #BBB6AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAEAB for text?

Black text on #BBAEAB has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.