Palettes / Colors / #BBAFB4

#BBAFB4 — Silver Grey

#BBAFB4 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BBAFB4 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 #AFBBB6; it also sits naturally between #BBAFBA and #BBB0AF. 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 69% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 4% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBAFB4

.text { color: #BBAFB4; }
.background { background-color: #BBAFB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAFB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 175, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 8%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAFB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 175, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAFB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 175, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBAFB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBAFB4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBAFB4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFBBB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAFB4: #000000.

How #BBAFB4 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 #BBAFB4 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBAFB4?

#BBAFB4 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 175, 180). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAFB4?

#BBAFB4 is RGB 187, 175, 180 — HSL 335°, 8%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 4%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBAFB4?

Its complement is #AFBBB6; analogous partners are #BBAFBA and #BBB0AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAFB4 for text?

Black text on #BBAFB4 has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.