Palettes / Colors / #BBB3BD

#BBB3BD — Silver Grey

#BBB3BD is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BBB3BD 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.

#BBB3BD 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 #B5BDB3; it also sits naturally between #B6B3BD and #BDB3BA. 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 70% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBB3BD

.text { color: #BBB3BD; }
.background { background-color: #BBB3BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB3BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 179, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 7%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB3BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 179, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB3BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 179, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB3BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB3BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5BDB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB3BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBB3BD

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 #BBB3BD 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 #BBB3BD 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

← #BBB3BC  ·  #BBB3BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB3BD?

#BBB3BD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 179, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB3BD?

#BBB3BD is RGB 187, 179, 189 — HSL 288°, 7%, 72% — CMYK 1%, 5%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BBB3BD?

Its complement is #B5BDB3; analogous partners are #B6B3BD and #BDB3BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB3BD for text?

Black text on #BBB3BD has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.