Palettes / Colors / #BBBEBE

#BBBEBE — Silver Grey

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

#BBBEBE 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 #BEBBBB; it also sits naturally between #BBBEBD and #BBBDBE. 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 75%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBEBE

.text { color: #BBBEBE; }
.background { background-color: #BBBEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 190, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 2%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 190, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 190, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBBEBE

Tints of #BBBEBE

Tones of #BBBEBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBEBE: #000000.

How #BBBEBE 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 #BBBEBE 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

← #BBBEBD  ·  #BBBEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBEBE?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBEBE?

#BBBEBE is RGB 187, 190, 190 — HSL 180°, 2%, 74% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BBBEBE?

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

Can I use #BBBEBE for text?

Black text on #BBBEBE has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.