Palettes / Colors / #BBBCB3

#BBBCB3 — Silver Grey

#BBBCB3 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BBBCB3 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 #B4B3BC; it also sits naturally between #BCB9B3 and #B7BCB3. 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 74% · Blue 70%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBCB3

.text { color: #BBBCB3; }
.background { background-color: #BBBCB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBCB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 188, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 6%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBCB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 188, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBCB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 188, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBCB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBCB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBBCB3

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Tones of #BBBCB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4B3BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBCB3: #000000.

How #BBBCB3 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 #BBBCB3 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

← #BBBCB2  ·  #BBBCB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBCB3?

#BBBCB3 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 188, 179). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBCB3?

#BBBCB3 is RGB 187, 188, 179 — HSL 67°, 6%, 72% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 5%, 26%.

What colors go with #BBBCB3?

Its complement is #B4B3BC; analogous partners are #BCB9B3 and #B7BCB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBCB3 for text?

Black text on #BBBCB3 has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.