Palettes / Colors / #BBBBAD

#BBBBAD — Silver Grey

#BBBBAD 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 #BBBBAD 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.

#BBBBAD 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 #AEAEBC; it also sits naturally between #BCB5AE and #B5BCAE. 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 73% · Blue 68%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBBAD

.text { color: #BBBBAD; }
.background { background-color: #BBBBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 187, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 9%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 187, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 187, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEAEBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBBAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBBAD

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 #BBBBAD 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 #BBBBAD 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

← #BBBBAC  ·  #BBBBAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBBAD?

#BBBBAD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 187, 173). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBBAD?

#BBBBAD is RGB 187, 187, 173 — HSL 60°, 9%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBBBAD?

Its complement is #AEAEBC; analogous partners are #BCB5AE and #B5BCAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBBAD for text?

Black text on #BBBBAD has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.