Palettes / Colors / #BBB5BF

#BBB5BF — Silver Grey

#BBB5BF 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 #BBB5BF 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.

#BBB5BF 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 #B9BFB5; it also sits naturally between #B6B5BF and #BFB5BE. 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 71% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBB5BF

.text { color: #BBB5BF; }
.background { background-color: #BBB5BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB5BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 181, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 7%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB5BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 181, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB5BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 181, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB5BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB5BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9BFB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB5BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBB5BF

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 #BBB5BF 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 #BBB5BF 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

← #BBB5BE  ·  #BBB5C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB5BF?

#BBB5BF is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 181, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB5BF?

#BBB5BF is RGB 187, 181, 191 — HSL 276°, 7%, 73% — CMYK 2%, 5%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BBB5BF?

Its complement is #B9BFB5; analogous partners are #B6B5BF and #BFB5BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB5BF for text?

Black text on #BBB5BF has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.