Palettes / Colors / #BBBEBB

#BBBEBB — Silver Grey

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

#BBBEBB 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 #BEBBBE; it also sits naturally between #BDBEBB and #BBBEBD. 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 75% · Blue 73%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBEBB

.text { color: #BBBEBB; }
.background { background-color: #BBBEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 190, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 2%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 190, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 190, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBBEBB

Tints of #BBBEBB

Tones of #BBBEBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBBBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBEBB: #000000.

How #BBBEBB 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 #BBBEBB 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

← #BBBEBA  ·  #BBBEBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBEBB?

#BBBEBB is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 187, 190, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBEBB?

#BBBEBB is RGB 187, 190, 187 — HSL 120°, 2%, 74% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BBBEBB?

Its complement is #BEBBBE; analogous partners are #BDBEBB and #BBBEBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBEBB for text?

Black text on #BBBEBB has a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.